#1B9E9D#1B9E9D
#1B9E9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.104 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B9E9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 158, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.9%, 0%, 0.6%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.08, -32.51, -9.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.08, 33.74, 195.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.51% -0.1005 -0.0251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.51% 0.104 194) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7618, 27.1187, 36.1373) |
| Luminance | 0.2712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.29
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.87
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.42
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.45
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B9E9D #9E1B1C
analogous
#1B9E5C #1B9E9D #1B5E9E
triadic
#1B9E9D #9D1B9E #9E9D1B
tetradic
#1B9E9D #5C1B9E #9E1B1C #5E9E1B
square
#1B9E9D #5C1B9E #9E1B1C #5E9E1B
split-complementary
#1B9E9D #9E1B5E #9E5C1B
monochromatic
#093535 #126A69 #1B9E9D #24D2D1 #52E1E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#1B9E9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#1B9E9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1B9E9D
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B9E9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B9E9D | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93969D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82899E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b9e9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 158, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.104 194.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73bbb9',
500: '#1b9e9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b9e9d; $custom-light: #73bbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b9e9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 158,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.542,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63513,
"c": 0.10361,
"h": 194
},
"luminance": 0.27121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B9E9D
secondary
#C45151
accent
#3A3CEE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180