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#01B29A Color

#01B29A is rgb(1, 178, 154) in RGB, hsl(172, 99%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 13%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Green (#00A693), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01B29A
HEX#01B29A
RGBrgb(1, 178, 154)
HSLhsl(172, 99%, 35%)
HSVhsv(172, 99%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 13%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.125 178.5)
LABlab(64.87% -44.05 0.93)
LCHlch(64.87% 44.06 178.79)

What #01B29A 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 #01B29A, 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.

#01B29A Channel Values

How #01B29A 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 178 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 172° · S 99% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 172° · S 99% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01B29A 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01B29A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01B29A; 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 #01B29A

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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How #01B29A 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#01B29A
Protanopia#A4A49A
Protanomaly#82AA9A
Deuteranopia#94949D
Deuteranomaly#75A19C
Tritanopia#22AFAF
Tritanomaly#19B0A7
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01B29A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01b29a: #01B29A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01B29A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01b29a': '#01B29A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.698, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_01b29a">#01B29A</color>
SVG fillfill="#01B29A"

More Teal Colors

#01B29A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01B29A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01B29A?

#01B29A is a dark teal — rgb(1, 178, 154) in RGB and hsl(172, 99%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Green (#00A693), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #01B29A?

#01B29A is rgb(1, 178, 154) — red 1, green 178, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01B29A?

#01B29A converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 13%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01B29A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #01B29A scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01B29A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01B29A 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 lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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