#1C9F97#1C9F97
#1C9F97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.105 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1C9F97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(28, 159, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 70%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.4%, 0%, 5%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.23, -34.70, -5.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.23, 35.12, 188.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.57% -0.104 -0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.57% 0.105 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4602, 27.2752, 33.5638) |
| Luminance | 0.2728 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.45
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.72
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.69
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.41
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1C9F97 #9F1C24
analogous
#1C9F56 #1C9F97 #1C669F
triadic
#1C9F97 #971C9F #9F971C
tetradic
#1C9F97 #561C9F #9F1C24 #669F1C
square
#1C9F97 #561C9F #9F1C24 #669F1C
split-complementary
#1C9F97 #9F1C66 #9F561C
monochromatic
#0A3734 #136B66 #1C9F97 #25D3C8 #54E1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#1C9F97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.46
#1C9F97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1C9F97
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1C9F97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1C9F97 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.46 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969697
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848998
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1c9f97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 159, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.105 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73bcb5',
500: '#1c9f97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1c9f97; $custom-light: #73bcb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1c9f97",
"rgb": {
"r": 28,
"g": 159,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.336,
"s": 70.053,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63573,
"c": 0.10513,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.27278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1C9F97
secondary
#C4535A
accent
#3B46ED
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180