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#1bc6ca color: Turquoise Surf

#1bc6ca is rgb(27, 198, 202) in RGB and oklch(75.149% 0.12433 197.486) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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181°
100%

75.1%
0.124
197°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
9.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #1bc6ca

#1bc6ca is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 75.1% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 197°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.1:1 contrast and black text 9.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Turquoise Surf (#00c5cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #1bc6ca mixed with white

  1. 1bc6ca
  2. 49cccf
  3. 66d2d5
  4. 7dd8da
  5. 92dedf
  6. a6e3e4
  7. b9e9ea
  8. cbefef
  9. dcf4f4
  10. eefafa

Darker: #1bc6ca mixed with black

  1. 1bc6ca
  2. 16acaf
  3. 119295
  4. 0c7a7c
  5. 086264
  6. 054b4d
  7. 023537
  8. 012122
  9. 000e0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #1bc6ca with less saturation

  1. 1bc6ca
  2. 3fc4c7
  3. 54c2c5
  4. 65c0c2
  5. 73bdbf
  6. 7fbbbc
  7. 8ab9b9
  8. 94b6b7
  9. 9db4b4
  10. a6b1b1

Questions about #1bc6ca

What color is #1bc6ca?

#1bc6ca is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Turquoise Surf. In RGB it is rgb(27, 198, 202), in HSL hsl(181.37, 76.42%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.149% 0.12433 197.486).

What colors go well with #1bc6ca?

The complementary color of #1bc6ca is #f38c91. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4ec79e and #43bdec. The triadic partners are #cf95e2 and #daa449.

Is white or black text more readable on #1bc6ca?

Black text reads better on #1bc6ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and black gives 9.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1bc6ca a warm or cool color?

#1bc6ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 197 degrees, its lightness 75.1% and its chroma 0.124.