#1A9E8C Color

#1A9E8C is rgb(26, 158, 140) in RGB and hsl(172, 72%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#1A9E8C

HEX#1A9E8C

RGBrgb(26, 158, 140)

HSLhsl(172, 72%, 36%)

HSVhsv(172, 84%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.109 180.5)

CMYKcmyk(84%, 0%, 11%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #1A9E8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1A9E8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#1A9E8C Complementary#9E1A2B Analogous#1A9E4A Analogous#1A6D9E Triadic#8C1A9E Triadic#9E8C1A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #1A9E8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#20C5AF #35DEC8 #5DE5D2 #80EADC #A7F1E7 #CFF7F2

Shades

#168879 #137669 #106056 #0D4F46 #093933 #062723

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