#1B999D#1B999D

#1B999D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.101 H 198.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#1B999D
RGB	rgb(27, 153, 157)
HSL	hsl(182, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(182, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.8%, 2.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.51, -30.11, -11.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.51, 32.19, 200.70°)
OKLab	oklab(62.23% -0.0956 -0.0316)
OKLCH	oklch(62.23% 0.101 198.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.9262, 25.4475, 35.8588)
Luminance	0.2545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#1B999D #9D1F1B

analogous

#1B9D60 #1B999D #1B589D

triadic

#1B999D #9D1B99 #999D1B

tetradic

#1B999D #601B9D #9D1F1B #589D1B

square

#1B999D #601B9D #9D1F1B #589D1B

split-complementary

#1B999D #9D1B58 #9D601B

monochromatic

#093335 #126669 #1B999D #24CCD1 #51DDE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#1B999D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#1B999D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #1B999D

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##1B999D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##1B999D	1.00	3.45	6.09	6.09
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D919D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C859E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009F9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #1b999d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 153, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.101 198.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b7b9',
    500: '#1b999d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #1b999d;
$custom-light: #73b7b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#1b999d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 27,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.846,
    "s": 70.652,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62233,
    "c": 0.10069,
    "h": 198.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#1B999D

secondary

#C45450

accent

#403AED

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #1B999D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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