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#1b5950 color: Forest Biome

#1b5950 is rgb(27, 89, 80) in RGB and oklch(42.208% 0.06415 181.682) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

42.2%
0.064
182°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #1b5950

#1b5950 is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 42.2% lightness, 0.064 chroma and a hue of 182°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast and black text 2.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Biome (#1d5952). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #1b5950 mixed with white

  1. 1b5950
  2. 356860
  3. 4b7870
  4. 618881
  5. 779892
  6. 8da9a3
  7. a3bab5
  8. b9cbc7
  9. d0dcd9
  10. e7edec

Darker: #1b5950 mixed with black

  1. 1b5950
  2. 164c44
  3. 114039
  4. 0c342e
  5. 082824
  6. 051d1a
  7. 021310
  8. 010907
  9. 000302
  10. 000000

Calmer: #1b5950 with less saturation

  1. 1b5950
  2. 235850
  3. 2a574f
  4. 30564f
  5. 35554f
  6. 3a544f
  7. 3e524e
  8. 42514e
  9. 46504e
  10. 4a4f4e

Questions about #1b5950

What color is #1b5950?

#1b5950 is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Forest Biome. In RGB it is rgb(27, 89, 80), in HSL hsl(171.29, 53.45%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.208% 0.06415 181.682).

What colors go well with #1b5950?

The complementary color of #1b5950 is #6b3e4b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #31583c and #185762. The triadic partners are #54456b and #674527.

Is white or black text more readable on #1b5950?

White text reads better on #1b5950: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and black gives 2.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1b5950 a warm or cool color?

#1b5950 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 182 degrees, its lightness 42.2% and its chroma 0.064.