What color is #1B8797?

#1B8797 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cruising. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B8797?

The RGB value is 27, 135, 151: 27 red, 135 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B8797?

The complementary color is #972B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B8797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B8797 color

#1B8797 rgb(27, 135, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B8797 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 52.9% green and 59.2% blue (27, 135, 151).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 70% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cruising (#018498), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#1B8797 color codes

HEX	`#1B8797`
RGB	`rgb(27, 135, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 52.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 70%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 82%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 11%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.6, -23.01, -16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.6, 28.52, 216.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.699, 19.793, 32.318)`
Decimal	`1804183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B8797, 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 #1B8797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1B8797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	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 #1B8797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b8797; }
.text { color: #1b8797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b8797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 135 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b8797, #1b4997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #1B8797?: #1B8797 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cruising. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B8797?: The RGB value is 27, 135, 151: 27 red, 135 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B8797?: The complementary color is #972B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B8797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.