Information about #1B8379 color

#1B8379 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1B8379 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(27, 131, 121) — 10.6% red, 51.4% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 41 / 0 / 4 / 49. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#1B8379 is a strongly colored aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Soylent Green (#218B76). Slightly further away sit Tropical Rain Forest (#17806D) and Elf Green (#1B8A6B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(27, 131, 121)), which gives #1B8379 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1B8379 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#1B8379 color variations

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

#1B8379 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 #1B8379

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

Elf Green color link
Elf Green

#1B8A6B

Elm color link
Elm

#297B76

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1B8379
  • RGB27, 131, 121
  • CMYK41, 0, 4, 49
  • CSSrgb(27, 131, 121)
  • HSL174°, 66%, 31%
  • HSL Precise174.231°, 65.823%, 30.98%
  • HSV174°, 79%, 51%
  • HSB174°, 79%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.106, 0.514, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.106, 0.514, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.106, 0.514, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID1B8379
  • DECIMAL ID1803129
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01