#1B9E91#1B9E91
#1B9E91 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.106 H 184.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B9E91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 158, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.9%, 0%, 8.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.72, -36.08, -2.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.72, 36.19, 184.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.1% -0.1061 -0.008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.106 184.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7872, 26.7288, 31.0043) |
| Luminance | 0.2673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.06
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.42
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.76
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.07
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.23
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B9E91 #9E1B28
analogous
#1B9E50 #1B9E91 #1B6A9E
triadic
#1B9E91 #911B9E #9E911B
tetradic
#1B9E91 #501B9E #9E1B28 #6A9E1B
square
#1B9E91 #501B9E #9E1B28 #6A9E1B
split-complementary
#1B9E91 #9E1B6A #9E501B
monochromatic
#093531 #126A61 #1B9E91 #24D2C1 #52E1D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#1B9E91 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#1B9E91 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1B9E91
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B9E91 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B9E91 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969491
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858892
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b9e91; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 158, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.106 184.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72bbb1',
500: '#1b9e91',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b9e91; $custom-light: #72bbb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b9e91",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 158,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.046,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63098,
"c": 0.10642,
"h": 184.3
},
"luminance": 0.26731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B9E91
secondary
#C4515C
accent
#3A4CEE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F5
border
#C9D0CF
text
#091210
muted
#7B817F