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#1BF3EF Color

#1BF3EF is rgb(27, 243, 239) in RGB, hsl(179, 90%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 2%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fluorescent Blue (#15F4EE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1BF3EF
HEX#1BF3EF
RGBrgb(27, 243, 239)
HSLhsl(179, 90%, 53%)
HSVhsv(179, 89%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 2%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.147 192.6)
LABlab(86.86% -48.92 -12.30)
LCHlch(86.86% 50.44 194.11)

What #1BF3EF 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 #1BF3EF, 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 teal in the library.

#1BF3EF Channel Values

How #1BF3EF 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 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 90% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 89% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1BF3EF 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1BF3EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1BF3EF; 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 #1BF3EF

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 #1BF3EF.

How #1BF3EF 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#1BF3EF
Protanopia#E0E0EF
Protanomaly#B3E8EF
Deuteranopia#CCCCF2
Deuteranomaly#A3DDF1
Tritanopia#21F3F3
Tritanomaly#1FF3F1
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #1BF3EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1bf3ef: #1BF3EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1BF3EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1bf3ef': '#1BF3EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.106, green: 0.953, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_1bf3ef">#1BF3EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#1BF3EF"

More Teal Colors

#1BF3EF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1BF3EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1BF3EF?

#1BF3EF is a mid-tone teal — rgb(27, 243, 239) in RGB and hsl(179, 90%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fluorescent Blue (#15F4EE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.23.

What is the RGB value of #1BF3EF?

#1BF3EF is rgb(27, 243, 239) — red 27, green 243, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1BF3EF?

#1BF3EF converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 2%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1BF3EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1BF3EF scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1BF3EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1BF3EF 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 aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 4.95, which is very hard to tell apart.

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