#1BC0DA Color

#1BC0DA is rgb(27, 192, 218) in RGB, hsl(188, 78%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 12%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1BC0DA

HEX#1BC0DA

RGBrgb(27, 192, 218)

HSLhsl(188, 78%, 48%)

HSVhsv(188, 88%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(88%, 12%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.126 212.3)

LABlab(71.06% -33.46 -24.81)

LCHlch(71.06% 41.65 216.56)

What #1BC0DA 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 #1BC0DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pacific Blue#1CA9C9ΔE 9.71 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 10.76 Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 10.88 Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 12.38 Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 12.54 Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 13.47

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#1BC0DA Channel Values

How #1BC0DA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 27 · G 192 · B 218	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 188° · S 78% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 188° · S 88% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 88% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.19:1 vs white · 9.6:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1BC0DA 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1BC0DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1BC0DA; 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 #1BC0DA

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 #1BC0DA 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#1BC0DA

Protanopia#B1B1DA

Protanomaly#8DB7DA

Deuteranopia#A1A1DC

Deuteranomaly#81AEDB

Tritanopia#00C4C4

Tritanomaly#00C2CD

Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

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Using #1BC0DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1bc0da: #1BC0DA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1BC0DA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1bc0da': '#1BC0DA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.106, green: 0.753, blue: 0.855)

Android XML<color name="color_1bc0da">#1BC0DA</color>

SVG fillfill="#1BC0DA"

More Teal Colors

#1BC0DA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#1BC0DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1BC0DA?

#1BC0DA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(27, 192, 218) in RGB and hsl(188, 78%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.71.

What is the RGB value of #1BC0DA?

#1BC0DA is rgb(27, 192, 218) — red 27, green 192, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1BC0DA?

#1BC0DA converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 12%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1BC0DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1BC0DA scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1BC0DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1BC0DA 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 14.39, which is visibly different.

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