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#01B7AB Color

#01B7AB is rgb(1, 183, 171) in RGB, hsl(176, 99%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 7%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01B7AB
HEX#01B7AB
RGBrgb(1, 183, 171)
HSLhsl(176, 99%, 36%)
HSVhsv(176, 99%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 7%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.123 186.5)
LABlab(66.84% -42.22 -5.53)
LCHlch(66.84% 42.58 187.46)

What #01B7AB 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 #01B7AB, 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.

#01B7AB Channel Values

How #01B7AB 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 183 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 99% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 99% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01B7AB 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #01B7AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01B7AB; 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 #01B7AB

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 #01B7AB 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#01B7AB
Protanopia#A8A8AB
Protanomaly#85AEAB
Deuteranopia#9999AD
Deuteranomaly#79A6AC
Tritanopia#17B6B6
Tritanomaly#10B6B1
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01B7AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-01b7ab: #01B7AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01B7AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01b7ab': '#01B7AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.718, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_01b7ab">#01B7AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#01B7AB"

More Teal Colors

#01B7AB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01B7AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01B7AB?

#01B7AB is a dark teal — rgb(1, 183, 171) in RGB and hsl(176, 99%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.91.

What is the RGB value of #01B7AB?

#01B7AB is rgb(1, 183, 171) — red 1, green 183, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01B7AB?

#01B7AB converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 7%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01B7AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #01B7AB scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01B7AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01B7AB 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 3.91, which is very hard to tell apart.

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