#209E9C#209E9C
#209E9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.102 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #209E9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(32, 158, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.7%, 0%, 1.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.12, -32.37, -8.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.12, 33.44, 194.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.55% -0.0996 -0.0234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.55% 0.102 193.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8205, 27.1587, 35.6963) |
| Luminance | 0.2716 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.96
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.53
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.28
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.43
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#209E9C #9E2022
analogous
#209E5D #209E9C #20619E
triadic
#209E9C #9C209E #9E9C20
tetradic
#209E9C #5D209E #9E2022 #619E20
square
#209E9C #5D209E #9E2022 #619E20
split-complementary
#209E9C #9E2061 #9E5D20
monochromatic
#0B3838 #166B6A #209E9C #2AD1CE #5BDEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#209E9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#209E9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #209E9C
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##209E9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##209E9C | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94969C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82899D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #209e9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 158, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.102 193.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bbb9',
500: '#209e9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #209e9c; $custom-light: #74bbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#209e9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 32,
"g": 158,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.048,
"s": 66.316,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63553,
"c": 0.10229,
"h": 193.2
},
"luminance": 0.27161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#209E9C
secondary
#C2585A
accent
#3F41E9
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180