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#1BC0AD Color

#1BC0AD is rgb(27, 192, 173) in RGB, hsl(173, 75%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 10%, 25%) 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 7.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1BC0AD
HEX#1BC0AD
RGBrgb(27, 192, 173)
HSLhsl(173, 75%, 43%)
HSVhsv(173, 86%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 10%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.126 182.3)
LABlab(69.87% -44.00 -2.18)
LCHlch(69.87% 44.06 182.84)

What #1BC0AD 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 #1BC0AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 7.91Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 8.27Keppel#3AB09EΔE 8.33Persian Green#00A693ΔE 9.53Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.82Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 11.09

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

#1BC0AD Channel Values

How #1BC0AD 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 27 · G 192 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 75% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 86% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1BC0AD 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1BC0AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1BC0AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1BC0AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1BC0AD
Complementary
#C01B2F
Analogous
#1BC05A
Analogous
#1B81C0
Triadic
#AD1BC0
Triadic
#C0AD1B
Split comp.
#C01B81
Split comp.
#C05A1B

Tints & Shades of #1BC0AD

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

#24E0CA
#48E5D3
#6CEADB
#8BEEE3
#AFF4EB
#D2F9F4

Shades

#18A595
#148F81
#117468
#0D5E54
#0A433C
#062D28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1BC0AD.

How #1BC0AD 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#1BC0AD
Protanopia#B1B1AD
Protanomaly#8DB7AD
Deuteranopia#A1A1B0
Deuteranomaly#81AEAF
Tritanopia#2CBEBE
Tritanomaly#26BFB7
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1BC0AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1bc0ad: #1BC0AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1BC0AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1bc0ad': '#1BC0AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.106, green: 0.753, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_1bc0ad">#1BC0AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#1BC0AD"

More Teal Colors

#1BC0AD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1BC0AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1BC0AD?

#1BC0AD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(27, 192, 173) in RGB and hsl(173, 75%, 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 7.91.

What is the RGB value of #1BC0AD?

#1BC0AD is rgb(27, 192, 173) — red 27, green 192, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1BC0AD?

#1BC0AD converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 10%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1BC0AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1BC0AD scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1BC0AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1BC0AD 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 8.27, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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