#1B9E8E#1B9E8E
#1B9E8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.108 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B9E8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 158, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.9%, 0%, 10.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.64, -36.95, -1.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.64, 36.96, 181.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63% -0.1075 -0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.108 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5589, 26.6375, 29.8021) |
| Luminance | 0.2664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.45
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.80
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.21
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.18
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.22
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B9E8E #9E1B2B
analogous
#1B9E4D #1B9E8E #1B6D9E
triadic
#1B9E8E #8E1B9E #9E8E1B
tetradic
#1B9E8E #4D1B9E #9E1B2B #6D9E1B
square
#1B9E8E #4D1B9E #9E1B2B #6D9E1B
split-complementary
#1B9E8E #9E1B6D #9E4D1B
monochromatic
#093530 #126A5F #1B9E8E #24D2BD #52E1D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#1B9E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#1B9E8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1B9E8E
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B9E8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B9E8E | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96948D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86888F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b9e8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 158, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.108 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72bbaf',
500: '#1b9e8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b9e8e; $custom-light: #72bbaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b9e8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 158,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.672,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63001,
"c": 0.10762,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.2664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B9E8E
secondary
#C4515F
accent
#3A50EE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091210
muted
#7B817F