#1B9DAA#1B9DAA
#1B9DAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.104 H 205.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B9DAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 157, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 73%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 84%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.1%, 7.6%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.20, -27.94, -16.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.20, 32.30, 210.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.75% -0.0937 -0.0451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.75% 0.104 205.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7614, 27.2467, 42.2400) |
| Luminance | 0.2725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.20
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.85
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.14
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.27
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B9DAA #AA281B
analogous
#1BAA6F #1B9DAA #1B55AA
triadic
#1B9DAA #AA1B9D #9DAA1B
tetradic
#1B9DAA #6F1BAA #AA281B #55AA1B
square
#1B9DAA #6F1BAA #AA281B #55AA1B
split-complementary
#1B9DAA #AA1B55 #AA6F1B
monochromatic
#0A3B40 #136C75 #1B9DAA #26CCDC #5BD8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#1B9DAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#1B9DAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1B9DAA
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B9DAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B9DAA | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F96AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C89AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b9daa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 157, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.104 205.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75bac3',
500: '#1b9daa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b9daa; $custom-light: #75bac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b9daa",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 157,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.455,
"s": 72.589,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63752,
"c": 0.10405,
"h": 205.7
},
"luminance": 0.27249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B9DAA
secondary
#C96258
accent
#4939EF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081