#1AB9CB Color

#1AB9CB is rgb(26, 185, 203) in RGB and hsl(186, 77%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#1AB9CB

HEX#1AB9CB

RGBrgb(26, 185, 203)

HSLhsl(186, 77%, 45%)

HSVhsv(186, 87%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(72% 0.12 207.5)

CMYKcmyk(87%, 9%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #1AB9CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1AB9CB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#1AB9CB Complementary#CB2C1A Analogous#1ACB84 Analogous#1A61CB Triadic#CB1AB9 Triadic#B9CB1A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #1AB9CB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2BD1E3 #4AD8E8 #6FE0EC #8EE7F0 #B2EEF5 #D2F5F9

Shades

#17A1B0 #138895 #106F7A #0D5B63 #094248 #06292D

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