#1B9F87#1B9F87
#1B9F87 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.112 H 176.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1B9F87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(27, 159, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83%, 0%, 15.1%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.77, -39.34, 2.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.77, 39.46, 175.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.04% -0.1119 0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.04% 0.112 176.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2210, 26.7764, 27.1777) |
| Luminance | 0.2678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.98
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.32
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.83
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.55
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.57
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1B9F87 #9F1B33
analogous
#1B9F45 #1B9F87 #1B759F
triadic
#1B9F87 #871B9F #9F871B
tetradic
#1B9F87 #451B9F #9F1B33 #759F1B
square
#1B9F87 #451B9F #9F1B33 #759F1B
split-complementary
#1B9F87 #9F1B75 #9F451B
monochromatic
#09362E #126B5B #1B9F87 #24D3B3 #53E2C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#1B9F87 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#1B9F87 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1B9F87
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1B9F87 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1B9F87 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999486
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888889
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1b9f87; /* rgb */ color: rgb(27, 159, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.112 176.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72bca9',
500: '#1b9f87',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1b9f87; $custom-light: #72bca9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1b9f87",
"rgb": {
"r": 27,
"g": 159,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.091,
"s": 70.968,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63044,
"c": 0.11217,
"h": 176.3
},
"luminance": 0.26779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1B9F87
secondary
#C55166
accent
#3A5BEE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#091210
muted
#7B817F