#1B857E#1B857E
#1B857E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.091 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B857E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 133, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 66%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 80%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.7%, 0%, 5.3%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.11, -30.00, -4.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.11, 30.33, 188.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.89% -0.0898 -0.0127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.89% 0.091 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6036, 18.5129, 22.6437) |
| Luminance | 0.1851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.54
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 3.40
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.64
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.88
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 4.70
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B857E #851B22
analogous
#1B8549 #1B857E #1B5785
triadic
#1B857E #7E1B85 #857E1B
tetradic
#1B857E #491B85 #851B22 #57851B
square
#1B857E #491B85 #851B22 #57851B
split-complementary
#1B857E #851B57 #85491B
monochromatic
#061F1E #11524E #1B857E #25B8AE #42D9CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#1B857E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#1B857E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1B857E
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B857E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B857E | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7D7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F737F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008983
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b857e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 133, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.091 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ca9a3',
500: '#1b857e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b857e; $custom-light: #6ca9a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b857e",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 133,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.038,
"s": 66.25,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55888,
"c": 0.09071,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.18514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B857E
secondary
#B8444B
accent
#3F4AE9
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F3
border
#C8CECD
text
#08100F
muted
#7B7F7F