Skip to content

#1BF8A3 Color

#1BF8A3 is rgb(27, 248, 163) in RGB, hsl(157, 94%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 34%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1BF8A3
HEX#1BF8A3
RGBrgb(27, 248, 163)
HSLhsl(157, 94%, 54%)
HSVhsv(157, 89%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 34%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.195 159.2)
LABlab(86.88% -64.81 26.70)
LCHlch(86.88% 70.10 157.61)

What #1BF8A3 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 #1BF8A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 5.68Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 11.16Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.3Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 15.16Sea Green (Crayola)#00FFCDΔE 18.2Olo#01FFCDΔE 18.2

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

#1BF8A3 Channel Values

How #1BF8A3 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 248 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 94% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 89% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1BF8A3 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1BF8A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1BF8A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1BF8A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1BF8A3
Complementary
#F81B70
Analogous
#1BF835
Analogous
#1BDEF8
Triadic
#A31BF8
Triadic
#F8A31B
Split comp.
#F81BDE
Split comp.
#F8351B

Tints & Shades of #1BF8A3

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

#39F9AF
#5CFABD
#79FBC9
#97FCD5
#B5FDE1
#D7FEEF

Shades

#07E992
#06C67C
#05A367
#047C4E
#035938
#023622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1BF8A3.

How #1BF8A3 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#1BF8A3
Protanopia#E5E5A4
Protanomaly#B7EDA4
Deuteranopia#D0D0A8
Deuteranomaly#A6E1A6
Tritanopia#52EFEF
Tritanomaly#42F3D5
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1BF8A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1bf8a3: #1BF8A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1BF8A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1bf8a3': '#1BF8A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.106, green: 0.973, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_1bf8a3">#1BF8A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#1BF8A3"

More Green Colors

#1BF8A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#1BF8A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1BF8A3?

#1BF8A3 is a mid-tone green — rgb(27, 248, 163) in RGB and hsl(157, 94%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #1BF8A3?

#1BF8A3 is rgb(27, 248, 163) — red 27, green 248, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1BF8A3?

#1BF8A3 converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 34%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1BF8A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1BF8A3 scores 1.4:1 against white and 15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1BF8A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1BF8A3 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 5.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #1BF8A3 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.