#1B9E90#1B9E90
#1B9E90 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.107 H 183.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B9E90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 158, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.9%, 0%, 8.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.69, -36.37, -2.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.69, 36.44, 183.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.07% -0.1066 -0.0066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.07% 0.107 183.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7104, 26.6981, 30.6000) |
| Luminance | 0.2670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.67
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.74
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.10
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.19
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B9E90 #9E1B29
analogous
#1B9E4F #1B9E90 #1B6B9E
triadic
#1B9E90 #901B9E #9E901B
tetradic
#1B9E90 #4F1B9E #9E1B29 #6B9E1B
square
#1B9E90 #4F1B9E #9E1B29 #6B9E1B
split-complementary
#1B9E90 #9E1B6B #9E4F1B
monochromatic
#093531 #126A60 #1B9E90 #24D2C0 #52E1D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#1B9E90 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#1B9E90 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1B9E90
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B9E90 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B9E90 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969490
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858891
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b9e90; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 158, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.107 183.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72bbb0',
500: '#1b9e90',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b9e90; $custom-light: #72bbb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b9e90",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 158,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.588,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63066,
"c": 0.1068,
"h": 183.5
},
"luminance": 0.267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B9E90
secondary
#C4515D
accent
#3A4DEE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091210
muted
#7B817F