What color is #1B96AC?

#1B96AC is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Munsell Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B96AC?

The RGB value is 27, 150, 172: 27 red, 150 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B96AC?

The complementary color is #AC311B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B96AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B96AC color

#1B96AC rgb(27, 150, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B96AC is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 58.8% green and 67.5% blue (27, 150, 172).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 73% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Munsell Blue (#0093AF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#1B96AC color codes

HEX	`#1B96AC`
RGB	`rgb(27, 150, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 58.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 73%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 84%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.1, -23.74, -20.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.1, 31.4, 220.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.801, 25.022, 42.86)`
Decimal	`1808044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B96AC, 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 #1B96AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1B96AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #1B96AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b96ac; }
.text { color: #1b96ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b96ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 150 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b96ac, #1b4dac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #1B96AC?: #1B96AC is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Munsell Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B96AC?: The RGB value is 27, 150, 172: 27 red, 150 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B96AC?: The complementary color is #AC311B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B96AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.