#1B9E85#1B9E85
#1B9E85 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.112 H 175.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B9E85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 158, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.9%, 0%, 15.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.39, -39.45, 3.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.39, 39.61, 174.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.72% -0.1119 0.0089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.72% 0.112 175.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9103, 26.3780, 26.3860) |
| Luminance | 0.2638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.26
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.34
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.42
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.62
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.80
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B9E85 #9E1B34
analogous
#1B9E44 #1B9E85 #1B769E
triadic
#1B9E85 #851B9E #9E851B
tetradic
#1B9E85 #441B9E #9E1B34 #769E1B
square
#1B9E85 #441B9E #9E1B34 #769E1B
split-complementary
#1B9E85 #9E1B76 #9E441B
monochromatic
#09352D #126A59 #1B9E85 #24D2B1 #52E1C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#1B9E85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#1B9E85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1B9E85
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B9E85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B9E85 | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989384
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888787
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b9e85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 158, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.112 175.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71bba8',
500: '#1b9e85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b9e85; $custom-light: #71bba8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b9e85",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 158,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.55,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62721,
"c": 0.11226,
"h": 175.5
},
"luminance": 0.2638
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B9E85
secondary
#C45167
accent
#3A5CEE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#09120F
muted
#7B817F