What color is #13BBAC?

#13BBAC is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Bliss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #13BBAC?

The RGB value is 19, 187, 172: 19 red, 187 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #13BBAC?

The complementary color is #BB1322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #13BBAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#13BBAC color

#13BBAC rgb(19, 187, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #13BBAC is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.5% red, 73.3% green and 67.5% blue (19, 187, 172).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 82% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Bliss (#4CBDAC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#13BBAC color codes

HEX	`#13BBAC`
RGB	`rgb(19, 187, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.5%, 73.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 82%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 90%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.5, -41.82, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.5, 41.96, 184.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.482, 38.654, 45.14)`
Decimal	`1293228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #13BBAC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #13BBAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#13BBAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #13BBAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #13bbac; }
.text { color: #13bbac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #13bbac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(19 187 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #13bbac, #1376bb); }

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Questions

What color is #13BBAC?: #13BBAC is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Bliss. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #13BBAC?: The RGB value is 19, 187, 172: 19 red, 187 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #13BBAC?: The complementary color is #BB1322, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #13BBAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.