Information about #1BB9BB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #1BB9BB is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(27, 185, 187) — 10.6% red, 72.5% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 63 / 1 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#1BB9BB presents itself as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Light Sea Green (#20B2AA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are AITriedPume (#13B6A9) and Tealish (#24BCA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(27, 185, 187) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #1BB9BB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#1BB9BB color variations

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

#1BB9BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#1BB9BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#106E70

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Black

#000000

#1BB9BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#1BB9BB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#1BB9BB 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
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#BB1D1B
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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
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#BB6E1B
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#BB1B68
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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
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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
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#BB1BB9
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#B9BB1B
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#1D1BBB
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#BB1D1B
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#B9BB1B
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#6E1BBB
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#BB1D1B
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#68BB1B
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Nearest named colors to #1BB9BB

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

Light Sea Green color link
Light Sea Green

#20B2AA

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Maximum Blue Green color link
Maximum Blue Green

#30BFBF

Ball Blue color link
Ball Blue

#21ABCD

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Neon Teal color link
Neon Teal

#00CAB1

Turquoise Surf color link
Turquoise Surf

#00C5CD

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

#1BB9BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1BB9BB
  • RGB27, 185, 187
  • CMYK63, 1, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(27, 185, 187)
  • HSL181°, 75%, 42%
  • HSL Precise180.75°, 74.766%, 41.961%
  • HSV181°, 86%, 73%
  • HSB181°, 86%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.106, 0.725, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.106, 0.725, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.106, 0.725, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID1BB9BB
  • DECIMAL ID1817019
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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