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#1BC5A9 Color

#1BC5A9 is rgb(27, 197, 169) in RGB, hsl(170, 76%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 14%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1BC5A9
HEX#1BC5A9
RGBrgb(27, 197, 169)
HSLhsl(170, 76%, 44%)
HSVhsv(170, 86%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 14%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.133 177.2)
LABlab(71.33% -46.69 2.09)
LCHlch(71.33% 46.74 177.44)

What #1BC5A9 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 #1BC5A9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.67Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.41Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.44Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.49Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.65Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.87

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

#1BC5A9 Channel Values

How #1BC5A9 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 197 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 76% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 86% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1BC5A9 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 text9.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1BC5A9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1BC5A9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1BC5A9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1BC5A9
Complementary
#C51B37
Analogous
#1BC554
Analogous
#1B8DC5
Triadic
#A91BC5
Triadic
#C5A91B
Split comp.
#C51B8D
Split comp.
#C5541B

Tints & Shades of #1BC5A9

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

#28E2C3
#47E6CB
#6BEBD5
#8FF0E0
#B3F5EA
#D2F9F2

Shades

#17AB92
#14947F
#117968
#0D5E51
#09433A
#062D26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1BC5A9.

How #1BC5A9 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#1BC5A9
Protanopia#B6B6A9
Protanomaly#91BCA9
Deuteranopia#A5A5AC
Deuteranomaly#84B3AB
Tritanopia#32C2C2
Tritanomaly#2AC3B8
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

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Using #1BC5A9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1bc5a9: #1BC5A9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1BC5A9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1bc5a9': '#1BC5A9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.106, green: 0.773, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_1bc5a9">#1BC5A9</color>
SVG fillfill="#1BC5A9"

More Teal Colors

#1BC5A9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1BC5A9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1BC5A9?

#1BC5A9 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(27, 197, 169) in RGB and hsl(170, 76%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.67.

What is the RGB value of #1BC5A9?

#1BC5A9 is rgb(27, 197, 169) — red 27, green 197, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1BC5A9?

#1BC5A9 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 14%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1BC5A9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1BC5A9 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1BC5A9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1BC5A9 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.44, which is visibly different.

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