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Jade

#1fa774
Notes

Jade (#1FA774) is a true teal with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (158°, 69%, 39%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary magenta. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel. Either jadeite or nephrite — two unrelated minerals sharing a name. Carved in China for four millennia into ritual bi discs and burial suits sewn with gold thread.

HEX
#1fa774
RGB
rgb(31, 167, 116)
HSL
hsl(158, 69%, 39%)
HWB
hwb(158 12% 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(64.7% 0.135 161.7)
HSV
hsv(158, 81%, 65%)
LAB
lab(60.95% -47.03 16.69)
LCH
lch(60.95% 49.91 160.46)
CMYK
cmyk(81%, 0%, 31%, 35%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#1fa774
Original
#a49a71
Protanopia
#948e77
Deuteranopia
#00a799
Tritanopia
#868686
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon White
3.07:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
6.84:1

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