#1B8A9D#1B8A9D
#1B8A9D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.096 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B8A9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 138, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.8%, 12.1%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.78, -22.56, -18.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.78, 29.20, 219.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.4% -0.0808 -0.0517) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.4% 0.096 212.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6236, 20.8423, 35.0913) |
| Luminance | 0.2084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 1.56
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.84
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.37
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.25
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.10
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 8.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B8A9D #9D2E1B
analogous
#1B9D6F #1B8A9D #1B499D
triadic
#1B8A9D #9D1B8A #8A9D1B
tetradic
#1B8A9D #6F1B9D #9D2E1B #499D1B
square
#1B8A9D #6F1B9D #9D2E1B #499D1B
split-complementary
#1B8A9D #9D1B49 #9D6F1B
monochromatic
#092E35 #125C69 #1B8A9D #24B8D1 #51CCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#1B8A9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#1B8A9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1B8A9D
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B8A9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B8A9D | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C859E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B799D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009290
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b8a9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 138, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.096 212.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71acba',
500: '#1b8a9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b8a9d; $custom-light: #71acba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b8a9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 138,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.769,
"s": 70.652,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.584,
"c": 0.09595,
"h": 212.6
},
"luminance": 0.20844
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B8A9D
secondary
#C46150
accent
#553AED
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF4F6
border
#C8CED0
text
#091011
muted
#7B7F80