#1B998B · Cadet

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#1B998B is a medium, moderately saturated teal color, closest to Cadet and near Cadet and Jade. In OKLCH it has 62% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 183°. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #1B998B a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#1B998B
RGBrgb(27, 153, 139)
HSLhsl(173, 70%, 35%)
CMYK82, 0, 9, 40
CSS var--cadet
Contrast3.51:1 white · 5.98:1 black

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How to use #1B998B

Black text passes WCAG AA on #1B998B (5.98:1); white text does not (3.51:1).

For a calm scheme pair #1B998B with its analogous neighbors #1B984B and #1B6898; for contrast use its complement #981B29 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cadet: #1B998B;

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