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#1bbc6d color: Welsh Onion

#1bbc6d is rgb(27, 188, 109) in RGB and oklch(70.062% 0.16884 154.553) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

70.1%
0.169
155°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #1bbc6d

#1bbc6d is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.169 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.46:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Welsh Onion (#22bb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #1bbc6d mixed with white

  1. 1bbc6d
  2. 46c37c
  3. 62ca8a
  4. 79d199
  5. 8ed8a7
  6. a2dfb5
  7. b5e5c4
  8. c8ecd3
  9. dbf2e1
  10. edf9f0

Darker: #1bbc6d mixed with black

  1. 1bbc6d
  2. 16a35e
  3. 118b4f
  4. 0c7341
  5. 085d33
  6. 054726
  7. 023219
  8. 011f0d
  9. 000d04
  10. 000201

Calmer: #1bbc6d with less saturation

  1. 1bbc6d
  2. 3ab973
  3. 4db778
  4. 5cb47d
  5. 68b182
  6. 73ae87
  7. 7dab8c
  8. 86a891
  9. 8fa595
  10. 97a29a

Questions about #1bbc6d

What color is #1bbc6d?

#1bbc6d is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Welsh Onion. In RGB it is rgb(27, 188, 109), in HSL hsl(150.56, 74.88%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.062% 0.16884 154.553).

What colors go well with #1bbc6d?

The complementary color of #1bbc6d is #dc71c8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88af18 and #00baaa. The triadic partners are #8193ff and #f57152.

Is white or black text more readable on #1bbc6d?

Black text reads better on #1bbc6d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and black gives 8.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1bbc6d a warm or cool color?

#1bbc6d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.169.