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#1DC981 Color

#1DC981 is rgb(29, 201, 129) in RGB, hsl(155, 75%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 36%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1DC981
HEX#1DC981
RGBrgb(29, 201, 129)
HSLhsl(155, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(155, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 36%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.167 158.1)
LABlab(71.88% -55.05 24.04)
LCHlch(71.88% 60.07 156.41)

What #1DC981 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 #1DC981, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.66Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 9.73GO Green#00AB66ΔE 10.95Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.22Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.26Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.87

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

#1DC981 Channel Values

How #1DC981 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 29 · G 201 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 75% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1DC981 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1DC981 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1DC981

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1DC981; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1DC981
Complementary
#C91D64
Analogous
#1DC92B
Analogous
#1DBAC9
Triadic
#811DC9
Triadic
#C9811D
Split comp.
#C91DBA
Split comp.
#C92B1D

Tints & Shades of #1DC981

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.

Tints

#2DE196
#4CE6A6
#70EBB8
#8FEFC7
#B3F4D9
#D2F9E9

Shades

#19AE70
#15935F
#11784D
#0E623F
#0A472E
#062D1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1DC981.

How #1DC981 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#1DC981
Protanopia#B9B982
Protanomaly#94C081
Deuteranopia#A9A985
Deuteranomaly#87B684
Tritanopia#45C2C2
Tritanomaly#38C5AC
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1DC981 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1dc981: #1DC981;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1DC981;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1dc981': '#1DC981' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.114, green: 0.788, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_1dc981">#1DC981</color>
SVG fillfill="#1DC981"

More Green Colors

#1DC981 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1DC981 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1DC981?

#1DC981 is a mid-tone green — rgb(29, 201, 129) in RGB and hsl(155, 75%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #1DC981?

#1DC981 is rgb(29, 201, 129) — red 29, green 201, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1DC981?

#1DC981 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 36%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1DC981 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1DC981 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1DC981 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1DC981 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 11.26, which is visibly different.

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