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#1CFDEA Color

#1CFDEA is rgb(28, 253, 234) in RGB, hsl(175, 98%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 8%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Blue (#00FFEF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1CFDEA
HEX#1CFDEA
RGBrgb(28, 253, 234)
HSLhsl(175, 98%, 55%)
HSVhsv(175, 89%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 8%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(89.5% 0.155 185.1)
LABlab(89.70% -53.63 -5.55)
LCHlch(89.70% 53.92 185.91)

What #1CFDEA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1CFDEA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#1CFDEA Channel Values

How #1CFDEA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 28 · G 253 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 175° · S 98% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 175° · S 89% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1CFDEA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1CFDEA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1CFDEA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #1CFDEA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1CFDEA.

How #1CFDEA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1CFDEA
Protanopia#E9E9EB
Protanomaly#BBF1EA
Deuteranopia#D4D4ED
Deuteranomaly#AAE6EC
Tritanopia#32FBFB
Tritanomaly#2BFCF4
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1CFDEA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1cfdea: #1CFDEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1CFDEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1cfdea': '#1CFDEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.110, green: 0.992, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_1cfdea">#1CFDEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#1CFDEA"

More Teal Colors

#1CFDEA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1CFDEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1CFDEA?

#1CFDEA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(28, 253, 234) in RGB and hsl(175, 98%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Blue (#00FFEF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.9.

What is the RGB value of #1CFDEA?

#1CFDEA is rgb(28, 253, 234) — red 28, green 253, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1CFDEA?

#1CFDEA converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 8%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1CFDEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1CFDEA scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1CFDEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1CFDEA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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