#209C8E#209C8E
#209C8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.104 H 183.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #209C8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(32, 156, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.5%, 0%, 9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.07, -35.56, -1.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.07, 35.61, 183.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.56% -0.1041 -0.006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.56% 0.104 183.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3642, 26.0348, 29.6960) |
| Luminance | 0.2604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 0.76
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.18
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.40
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.55
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.07
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#209C8E #9C202E
analogous
#209C50 #209C8E #206C9C
triadic
#209C8E #8E209C #9C8E20
tetradic
#209C8E #50209C #9C202E #6C9C20
square
#209C8E #50209C #9C202E #6C9C20
split-complementary
#209C8E #9C206C #9C5020
monochromatic
#0B3632 #166960 #209C8E #2ACFBC #59DDCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#209C8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#209C8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #209C8E
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##209C8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##209C8E | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94938E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84878F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #209c8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 156, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.104 183.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73baaf',
500: '#209c8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #209c8e; $custom-light: #73baaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#209c8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 32,
"g": 156,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.226,
"s": 65.957,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62558,
"c": 0.1043,
"h": 183.3
},
"luminance": 0.26037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#209C8E
secondary
#C15763
accent
#3F52E9
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F