#209CAD#209CAD
#209CAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.103 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #209CAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(32, 156, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 69%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 82%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.5%, 9.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.07, -26.05, -18.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.07, 31.72, 214.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.7% -0.0901 -0.0504) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.103 209.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0236, 27.0986, 43.7023) |
| Luminance | 0.2710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.77
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.25
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.25
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.30
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#209CAD #AD3120
analogous
#20AD77 #209CAD #2056AD
triadic
#209CAD #AD209C #9CAD20
tetradic
#209CAD #7720AD #AD3120 #56AD20
square
#209CAD #7720AD #AD3120 #56AD20
split-complementary
#209CAD #AD2056 #AD7720
monochromatic
#0D3F46 #166D79 #209CAD #31C5D9 #65D3E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#209CAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#209CAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #209CAD
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##209CAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##209CAD | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D96AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A88AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #209cad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 156, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.103 209.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9c5',
500: '#209cad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #209cad; $custom-light: #76b9c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#209cad",
"rgb": {
"r": 32,
"g": 156,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.234,
"s": 68.78,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63696,
"c": 0.10327,
"h": 209.2
},
"luminance": 0.27101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#209CAD
secondary
#C86D61
accent
#513CEC
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081