#1CA4A9#1CA4A9
#1CA4A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.297; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.106 H 198.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1CA4A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(28, 164, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 72%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 83%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.4%, 3%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.36, -31.60, -12.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.36, 33.94, 201.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.49% -0.1007 -0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.49% 0.106 198.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9125, 29.6597, 42.1511) |
| Luminance | 0.2966 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.92
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.97
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.30
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.76
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1CA4A9 #A9211C
analogous
#1CA967 #1CA4A9 #1C5DA9
triadic
#1CA4A9 #A91CA4 #A4A91C
tetradic
#1CA4A9 #671CA9 #A9211C #5DA91C
square
#1CA4A9 #671CA9 #A9211C #5DA91C
split-complementary
#1CA4A9 #A91C5D #A9671C
monochromatic
#0B3E40 #137174 #1CA4A9 #27D5DB #5BDFE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#1CA4A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.93
#1CA4A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1CA4A9
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1CA4A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1CA4A9 | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979CAA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858EAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1ca4a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 164, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.106 198.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bfc2',
500: '#1ca4a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1ca4a9; $custom-light: #76bfc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1ca4a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 28,
"g": 164,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.128,
"s": 71.574,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65494,
"c": 0.10644,
"h": 198.9
},
"luminance": 0.29662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1CA4A9
secondary
#C85D59
accent
#4039EE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181