Recognised as Colour
#1BBF9E
- #1BBF9E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#1BBF9E is a cyan with RGB values 27, 191, 158 and HSL 168°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#1BBF9E#1BBF9E
HEX#1BBF9E
RGBrgb(27, 191, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.749, 0.6196
RGB percentages10.6%, 74.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(167.9, 75.2%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.9, 85.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK85.9%, 0%, 17.3%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,818,526
CSS custom property--colour: #1BBF9E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#E44061
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BF1B3C
Analogous#1BBF4C, #1B8EBF
Triadic#9E1BBF, #BF9E1B
Split complementary#BF1B8E, #BF4C1B
Tetradic#4C1BBF, #BF1B3C, #8EBF1B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R27
G191
B158
Red27 (10.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue167.93°
Saturation (HSL)75.23%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 1B · G BF · B 9E
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