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#10B1B7 Color

#10B1B7 is rgb(16, 177, 183) in RGB, hsl(182, 84%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 3%, 0%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#10B1B7
HEX#10B1B7
RGBrgb(16, 177, 183)
HSLhsl(182, 84%, 39%)
HSVhsv(182, 91%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 3%, 0%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.116 199.2)
LABlab(65.36% -36.47 -14.29)
LCHlch(65.36% 39.17 201.40)

What #10B1B7 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 #10B1B7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 5.9Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 7.22Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 7.58Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 7.75Viridian Green#009698ΔE 10.42Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 10.97

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

#10B1B7 Channel Values

How #10B1B7 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 16 · G 177 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 182° · S 84% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 182° · S 91% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #10B1B7 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #10B1B7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #10B1B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #10B1B7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#10B1B7
Complementary
#B71510
Analogous
#10B769
Analogous
#105EB7
Triadic
#B710B1
Triadic
#B1B710
Split comp.
#B7105E
Split comp.
#B76910

Tints & Shades of #10B1B7

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.

Tints

#13D6DD
#31E7ED
#56EBF0
#80F0F4
#A6F5F7
#D0F9FB

Shades

#0E9BA0
#0C8488
#0A6D71
#085659
#064042
#04292A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #10B1B7.

How #10B1B7 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#10B1B7
Protanopia#A3A3B7
Protanomaly#82A9B7
Deuteranopia#9494B9
Deuteranomaly#76A0B8
Tritanopia#03B2B2
Tritanomaly#09B1B4
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #10B1B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-10b1b7: #10B1B7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #10B1B7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-10b1b7': '#10B1B7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.694, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_10b1b7">#10B1B7</color>
SVG fillfill="#10B1B7"

More Teal Colors

#10B1B7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#10B1B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #10B1B7?

#10B1B7 is a dark teal — rgb(16, 177, 183) in RGB and hsl(182, 84%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #10B1B7?

#10B1B7 is rgb(16, 177, 183) — red 16, green 177, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #10B1B7?

#10B1B7 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 3%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #10B1B7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #10B1B7 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #10B1B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #10B1B7 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 7.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every teal in the color library, the guide to shades of teal, or the full color library.