#209E8B#209E8B

#209E8B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.108 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#209E8B
RGB	rgb(32, 158, 139)
HSL	hsl(171, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(171, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.7%, 0%, 12%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.62, -37.31, 0.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.62, 37.31, 179.20°)
OKLab	oklab(62.98% -0.1076 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(62.98% 0.108 179.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4804, 26.6227, 28.6385)
Luminance	0.2662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#209E8B #9E2033

analogous

#209E4C #209E8B #20729E

triadic

#209E8B #8B209E #9E8B20

tetradic

#209E8B #4C209E #9E2033 #729E20

square

#209E8B #4C209E #9E2033 #729E20

split-complementary

#209E8B #9E2072 #9E4C20

monochromatic

#0B3831 #166B5E #209E8B #2AD1B8 #5BDECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#209E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.32

#209E8B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #209E8B

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##209E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##209E8B	1.00	3.32	6.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97948A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87888D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A198

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #209e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 158, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.108 179.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73bbac',
    500: '#209e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #209e8b;
$custom-light: #73bbac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#209e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.952,
    "s": 66.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62982,
    "c": 0.10759,
    "h": 179.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.26625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#209E8B

secondary

#C25868

accent

#3F58E9

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091210

muted

#7B817F

Preview Lab

Preview with #209E8B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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