#1CA09C#1CA09C
#1CA09C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.105 H 191.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1CA09C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(28, 160, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 70%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 83%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.5%, 0%, 2.5%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.70, -33.68, -7.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.70, 34.51, 192.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64% -0.1027 -0.0211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.105 191.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0476, 27.7864, 35.8054) |
| Luminance | 0.2779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.07
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.98
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.48
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.93
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1CA09C #A01C20
analogous
#1CA05A #1CA09C #1C62A0
triadic
#1CA09C #9C1CA0 #A09C1C
tetradic
#1CA09C #5A1CA0 #A01C20 #62A01C
square
#1CA09C #5A1CA0 #A01C20 #62A01C
split-complementary
#1CA09C #A01C62 #A05A1C
monochromatic
#0A3836 #136C69 #1CA09C #25D4CF #55E1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#1CA09C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.56
#1CA09C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1CA09C
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1CA09C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1CA09C | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.56 | 6.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96979C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848A9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A59E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1ca09c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 160, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.105 191.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bcb9',
500: '#1ca09c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1ca09c; $custom-light: #74bcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1ca09c",
"rgb": {
"r": 28,
"g": 160,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.182,
"s": 70.213,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64004,
"c": 0.10483,
"h": 191.6
},
"luminance": 0.27789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1CA09C
secondary
#C45357
accent
#3B40ED
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180