Information about #1B9C8A color

#1B9C8A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #1B9C8A is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(27, 156, 138) — 10.6% red, 61.2% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 51 / 0 / 7 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively cyan, #1B9C8A occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of ChaosDragon (#139084). Slightly further away sit Celeritas (#299792) and Java (#259797).

In RGB terms — rgb(27, 156, 138) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. #1B9C8A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#1B9C8A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#1B9C8A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #1B9C8A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Java color link
Java

#259797

Jungle Green color link
Jungle Green

#29AB87

Niagara color link
Niagara

#06A189

ANTHEM Teal color link
ANTHEM Teal

#05A383

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

Bluish Green color link
Bluish Green

#10A674

Origin color link
Origin

#009C8A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1B9C8A
  • RGB27, 156, 138
  • CMYK51, 0, 7, 39
  • CSSrgb(27, 156, 138)
  • HSL172°, 70%, 36%
  • HSL Precise171.628°, 70.492%, 35.882%
  • HSV172°, 83%, 61%
  • HSB172°, 83%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.106, 0.612, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.106, 0.612, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.106, 0.612, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1B9C8A
  • DECIMAL ID1809546
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01