#1b856d

Color #1b856d

A moderately saturated dark green.

Closest named color Teal #008080 · ΔE 14.59 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-700 #007a55 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#1b856d

RGB

rgb(27, 133, 109)

HSL

hsl(166.4, 66.3%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(166.4, 79.7%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.7%, 0%, 18%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(49.63, -34.89, 4.73)

LCH

lch(49.63, 35.21, 172.28)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.0989, 173.03)

HWB

hwb(166.4, 10.6%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#851b33

Analogous

#1b8538

#1b856d

#1b6885

Triadic

#1b856d

#6d1b85

#856d1b

Split-complementary

#1b856d

#851b68

#85381b

Tetradic

#1b856d

#1b3385

#851b33

#856d1b

Square

#1b856d

#381b85

#851b33

#68851b

Shades

Color #1b856d mixed toward black.

#166f5b

#125949

#0d4337

#092c24

#041612

Tints

Color #1b856d mixed toward white.

#25b695

#3dd8b5

#6ee2c7

#9eebda

#cff5ec

Tones

Color #1b856d mixed toward gray.

#247c68

#2d7363

#366b5f

#3e625a

#475955

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5d73 · ΔE 29.8

Deuteranopia

#574f75 · ΔE 35.1

Tritanopia

#297879 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1b856d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1b856d]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Turquoise #40e0d0

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#1b856d (#1b856d) is rgb(27, 133, 109) in RGB.

No, #1b856d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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