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#1DC987 Color

#1DC987 is rgb(29, 201, 135) in RGB, hsl(157, 75%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 33%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1DC987
HEX#1DC987
RGBrgb(29, 201, 135)
HSLhsl(157, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(157, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 33%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.162 160.2)
LABlab(71.97% -54.11 21.05)
LCHlch(71.97% 58.06 158.75)

What #1DC987 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 #1DC987, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 8.14Emerald#50C878ΔE 10.29Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.91GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.32Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.16Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.21

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

#1DC987 Channel Values

How #1DC987 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 75% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1DC987 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 text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1DC987 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1DC987

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1DC987; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1DC987
Complementary
#C91D5F
Analogous
#1DC931
Analogous
#1DB5C9
Triadic
#871DC9
Triadic
#C9871D
Split comp.
#C91DB5
Split comp.
#C9311D

Tints & Shades of #1DC987

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

#2DE19C
#4CE6AB
#70EBBC
#8FEFCA
#B3F4DB
#D2F9EA

Shades

#19AE75
#159363
#117851
#0E6242
#0A4730
#062D1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1DC987.

How #1DC987 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#1DC987
Protanopia#B9B988
Protanomaly#94C087
Deuteranopia#A9A98B
Deuteranomaly#87B689
Tritanopia#43C2C2
Tritanomaly#37C5AE
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1DC987 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1dc987: #1DC987;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1DC987;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1dc987': '#1DC987' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.114, green: 0.788, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_1dc987">#1DC987</color>
SVG fillfill="#1DC987"

More Green Colors

#1DC987 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1DC987 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1DC987?

#1DC987 is a mid-tone green — rgb(29, 201, 135) in RGB and hsl(157, 75%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #1DC987?

#1DC987 is rgb(29, 201, 135) — red 29, green 201, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1DC987?

#1DC987 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 33%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1DC987 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1DC987 scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1DC987 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1DC987 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 10.91, which is visibly different.

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