#1E9E99#1E9E99
#1E9E99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.103 H 190.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1E9E99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(30, 158, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81%, 0%, 3.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.00, -33.46, -6.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.00, 34.16, 191.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.42% -0.1015 -0.0192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.42% 0.103 190.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5093, 27.0273, 34.3721) |
| Luminance | 0.2703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.51
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.37
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.02
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.45
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1E9E99 #9E1E23
analogous
#1E9E59 #1E9E99 #1E639E
triadic
#1E9E99 #991E9E #9E991E
tetradic
#1E9E99 #591E9E #9E1E23 #639E1E
square
#1E9E99 #591E9E #9E1E23 #639E1E
split-complementary
#1E9E99 #9E1E63 #9E591E
monochromatic
#0A3735 #146B67 #1E9E99 #28D1CB #57DFDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#1E9E99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#1E9E99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1E9E99
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1E9E99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1E9E99 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949599
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83899A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1e9e99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(30, 158, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.103 190.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bbb7',
500: '#1e9e99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1e9e99; $custom-light: #74bbb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1e9e99",
"rgb": {
"r": 30,
"g": 158,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.656,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63415,
"c": 0.10335,
"h": 190.7
},
"luminance": 0.2703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1E9E99
secondary
#C35559
accent
#3D44EB
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180