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#1BF3AF Color

#1BF3AF is rgb(27, 243, 175) in RGB, hsl(161, 90%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 28%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1BF3AF
HEX#1BF3AF
RGBrgb(27, 243, 175)
HSLhsl(161, 90%, 53%)
HSVhsv(161, 89%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 28%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.179 163.8)
LABlab(85.55% -61.35 18.86)
LCHlch(85.55% 64.18 162.91)

What #1BF3AF 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 #1BF3AF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#1BF3AF Channel Values

How #1BF3AF 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 243 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 90% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 89% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1BF3AF 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1BF3AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1BF3AF; 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 #1BF3AF

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1BF3AF.

How #1BF3AF 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#1BF3AF
Protanopia#E0E0B0
Protanomaly#B3E8AF
Deuteranopia#CCCCB3
Deuteranomaly#A3DDB2
Tritanopia#4BECEC
Tritanomaly#3DEFD6
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1BF3AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1bf3af: #1BF3AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1BF3AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1bf3af': '#1BF3AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.106, green: 0.953, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_1bf3af">#1BF3AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#1BF3AF"

More Green Colors

#1BF3AF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1BF3AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1BF3AF?

#1BF3AF is a mid-tone green — rgb(27, 243, 175) in RGB and hsl(161, 90%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Technobotanica (#00FFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #1BF3AF?

#1BF3AF is rgb(27, 243, 175) — red 27, green 243, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1BF3AF?

#1BF3AF converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 28%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1BF3AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1BF3AF scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1BF3AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1BF3AF 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 14.32, which is visibly different.

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