#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
RGBrgb(27, 138, 157)
HSLhsl(189, 71%, 36%)
HSVhsv(189, 83%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(82.8%, 12.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LABlab(52.78, -22.56, -18.54)
CIE-LCHlch(52.78, 29.20, 219.42°)
OKLaboklab(58.4% -0.0808 -0.0517)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.096 212.6)
XYZxyz(15.6236, 20.8423, 35.0913)
Luminance0.2084 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

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
##1B8A9D1.004.065.175.17
#FFFFFF4.061.0021.0021.00
#0000005.1721.001.001.00
##0000005.1721.001.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#1B8A9D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva