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#01756B Color

#01756B is rgb(1, 117, 107) in RGB, hsl(175, 98%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 9%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pine Green (#01796F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01756B
HEX#01756B
RGBrgb(1, 117, 107)
HSLhsl(175, 98%, 23%)
HSVhsv(175, 99%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 9%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.089 184.5)
LABlab(43.73% -30.91 -2.86)
LCHlch(43.73% 31.04 185.28)

What #01756B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #01756B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#01756B Channel Values

How #01756B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 1 · G 117 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 175° · S 98% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 175° · S 99% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.59:1 vs white · 3.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01756B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01756B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01756B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #01756B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #01756B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#01756B
Protanopia#6B6B6B
Protanomaly#546F6B
Deuteranopia#61616D
Deuteranomaly#4C696C
Tritanopia#0E7474
Tritanomaly#097470
Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #01756B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-01756b: #01756B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01756B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01756b': '#01756B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.459, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_01756b">#01756B</color>
SVG fillfill="#01756B"

More Teal Colors

#01756B sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01756B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01756B?

#01756B is a dark teal — rgb(1, 117, 107) in RGB and hsl(175, 98%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.63.

What is the RGB value of #01756B?

#01756B is rgb(1, 117, 107) — red 1, green 117, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01756B?

#01756B converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 9%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01756B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01756B scores 5.59:1 against white and 3.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01756B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01756B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 7.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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