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#1AC1AE Color

#1AC1AE is rgb(26, 193, 174) in RGB, hsl(173, 76%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 0%, 10%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1AC1AE
HEX#1AC1AE
RGBrgb(26, 193, 174)
HSLhsl(173, 76%, 43%)
HSVhsv(173, 87%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 0%, 10%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.127 182.3)
LABlab(70.19% -44.24 -2.26)
LCHlch(70.19% 44.29 182.92)

What #1AC1AE 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 #1AC1AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 8.02Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 8.55Keppel#3AB09EΔE 8.72Persian Green#00A693ΔE 9.91Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.69Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.07

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

#1AC1AE Channel Values

How #1AC1AE 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 26 · G 193 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 76% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 87% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1AC1AE 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1AC1AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1AC1AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1AC1AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1AC1AE
Complementary
#C11A2E
Analogous
#1AC15A
Analogous
#1A81C1
Triadic
#AE1AC1
Triadic
#C1AE1A
Split comp.
#C11A81
Split comp.
#C15A1A

Tints & Shades of #1AC1AE

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

#23E1CB
#47E6D3
#6BEBDC
#8AEFE3
#AEF4EC
#D2F9F4

Shades

#17A695
#149081
#107569
#0D5E55
#09433D
#062D28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1AC1AE.

How #1AC1AE 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#1AC1AE
Protanopia#B2B2AE
Protanomaly#8EB8AE
Deuteranopia#A2A2B1
Deuteranomaly#81AFB0
Tritanopia#2BBFBF
Tritanomaly#25C0B8
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #1AC1AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1ac1ae: #1AC1AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1AC1AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1ac1ae': '#1AC1AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.102, green: 0.757, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_1ac1ae">#1AC1AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#1AC1AE"

More Teal Colors

#1AC1AE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1AC1AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1AC1AE?

#1AC1AE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(26, 193, 174) in RGB and hsl(173, 76%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.02.

What is the RGB value of #1AC1AE?

#1AC1AE is rgb(26, 193, 174) — red 26, green 193, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1AC1AE?

#1AC1AE converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 0%, 10%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1AC1AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1AC1AE scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1AC1AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1AC1AE 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 8.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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