#1B555E#1B555E
#1B555E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.060 H 209.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B555E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 85, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 55%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 71%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 9.6%, 0%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.00, -15.27, -10.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.00, 18.65, 215.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.65% -0.0524 -0.0297) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.65% 0.06 209.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7200, 7.5375, 11.7409) |
| Luminance | 0.0754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 3.52
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 3.91
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 5.39
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 5.64
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 7.01
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B555E #5E241B
analogous
#1B5E45 #1B555E #1B335E
triadic
#1B555E #5E1B55 #555E1B
tetradic
#1B555E #451B5E #5E241B #335E1B
square
#1B555E #451B5E #5E241B #335E1B
split-complementary
#1B555E #5E1B33 #5E451B
monochromatic
#071518 #0D2A2E #1B555E #29808E #36ABBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.37
#1B555E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#1B555E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #1B555E
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B555E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B555E | 1.00 | 8.37 | 2.51 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D525F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#434B5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005958
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b555e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 85, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.060 209.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#61858b',
500: '#1b555e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b555e; $custom-light: #61858b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b555e",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 85,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.06,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 23.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41648,
"c": 0.06026,
"h": 209.6
},
"luminance": 0.07538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B555E
secondary
#944C41
accent
#5D49DF
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBEFF0
border
#C6CACB
text
#050B0C
muted
#7A7C7D