#1E9E98#1E9E98
#1E9E98 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.104 H 189.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1E9E98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(30, 158, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81%, 0%, 3.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.97, -33.76, -6.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.97, 34.35, 190.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.38% -0.102 -0.0178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.38% 0.104 189.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4271, 26.9944, 33.9389) |
| Luminance | 0.2700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.44
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.00
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.99
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.33
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1E9E98 #9E1E24
analogous
#1E9E58 #1E9E98 #1E649E
triadic
#1E9E98 #981E9E #9E981E
tetradic
#1E9E98 #581E9E #9E1E24 #649E1E
square
#1E9E98 #581E9E #9E1E24 #649E1E
split-complementary
#1E9E98 #9E1E64 #9E581E
monochromatic
#0A3735 #146B67 #1E9E98 #28D1C9 #57DFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#1E9E98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#1E9E98 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1E9E98
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1E9E98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1E9E98 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949598
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838999
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1e9e98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(30, 158, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.104 189.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73bbb6',
500: '#1e9e98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1e9e98; $custom-light: #73bbb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1e9e98",
"rgb": {
"r": 30,
"g": 158,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.188,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6338,
"c": 0.10355,
"h": 189.9
},
"luminance": 0.26997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1E9E98
secondary
#C3555A
accent
#3D45EB
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180