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#1bd9cc color: Turquoise Panic

#1bd9cc is rgb(27, 217, 204) in RGB and oklch(79.873% 0.13625 187.055) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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176°
100%

79.9%
0.136
187°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #1bd9cc

#1bd9cc is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 79.9% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 187°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.77:1 contrast and black text 11.84:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Turquoise Panic (#30d5c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #1bd9cc mixed with white

  1. 1bd9cc
  2. 4dddd1
  3. 6ae1d6
  4. 82e5db
  5. 97e9e0
  6. aaede5
  7. bcf1ea
  8. cdf5f0
  9. def8f5
  10. effcfa

Darker: #1bd9cc mixed with black

  1. 1bd9cc
  2. 16bcb1
  3. 11a197
  4. 0c867e
  5. 086c65
  6. 05534e
  7. 023b37
  8. 012522
  9. 00110f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #1bd9cc with less saturation

  1. 1bd9cc
  2. 44d7cb
  3. 5cd4c9
  4. 6dd1c8
  5. 7dcfc6
  6. 8accc5
  7. 96c9c3
  8. a0c6c2
  9. abc3c0
  10. b4c0bf

Questions about #1bd9cc

What color is #1bd9cc?

#1bd9cc is bright light teal. The closest named color is Turquoise Panic. In RGB it is rgb(27, 217, 204), in HSL hsl(175.89, 77.87%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.873% 0.13625 187.055).

What colors go well with #1bd9cc?

The complementary color of #1bd9cc is #ff96ae. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #68d79a and #28d2f6. The triadic partners are #d4a5ff and #f7ab54.

Is white or black text more readable on #1bd9cc?

Black text reads better on #1bd9cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and black gives 11.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1bd9cc a warm or cool color?

#1bd9cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 187 degrees, its lightness 79.9% and its chroma 0.136.