#1BA3A8 · Cadet

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#1BA3A8 is a medium, moderately saturated teal color, closest to Cadet and near Cadet and Blue Gray. In OKLCH it has 65% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 199°. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #1BA3A8 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#1BA3A8
RGBrgb(27, 163, 168)
HSLhsl(182, 72%, 38%)
CMYK84, 3, 0, 34
CSS var--cadet
Contrast3.07:1 white · 6.85:1 black

Similar named colors

Cadet #5F9EA0Blue Gray #6699CCPewter #8E9A9BJade #00A86BCyan #00B7EB

How to use #1BA3A8

Black text passes WCAG AA on #1BA3A8 (6.85:1); white text does not (3.07:1).

For a calm scheme pair #1BA3A8 with its analogous neighbors #1BA766 and #1B5CA7; for contrast use its complement #A7201B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cadet: #1BA3A8;

Shades & tints

#052122#0B4143#106265#168286#1BA3A8#49B5B9#76C8CB#A4DADC#D1EDEE

Color harmonies for #1BA3A8

Complementary

#1BA3A8#A7201B

Analogous

#1BA3A8#1BA766#1B5CA7

Triadic

#1BA3A8#A71BA2#A2A71B

Split complementary

#1BA3A8#A71B5C#A7661B

Tetradic

#1BA3A8#661BA7#A7201B#5CA71B

Palettes with #1BA3A8