#1B9E95#1B9E95
#1B9E95 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.105 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B9E95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 158, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.9%, 0%, 5.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.84, -34.92, -4.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.84, 35.25, 187.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.23% -0.1042 -0.0137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.23% 0.105 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1010, 26.8544, 32.6573) |
| Luminance | 0.2686 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.94
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.66
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.05
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.13
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B9E95 #9E1B24
analogous
#1B9E54 #1B9E95 #1B669E
triadic
#1B9E95 #951B9E #9E951B
tetradic
#1B9E95 #541B9E #9E1B24 #669E1B
square
#1B9E95 #541B9E #9E1B24 #669E1B
split-complementary
#1B9E95 #9E1B66 #9E541B
monochromatic
#093532 #126A64 #1B9E95 #24D2C6 #52E1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#1B9E95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#1B9E95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1B9E95
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B9E95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B9E95 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959595
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848896
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b9e95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 158, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.105 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72bbb4',
500: '#1b9e95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b9e95; $custom-light: #72bbb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b9e95",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 158,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.878,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63232,
"c": 0.10513,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.26857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B9E95
secondary
#C45159
accent
#3A47EE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#091211
muted
#7B8180