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#1DC98D Color

#1DC98D is rgb(29, 201, 141) in RGB, hsl(159, 75%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 30%, 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 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1DC98D
HEX#1DC98D
RGBrgb(29, 201, 141)
HSLhsl(159, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(159, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 30%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.157 162.4)
LABlab(72.07% -53.13 18.04)
LCHlch(72.07% 56.11 161.25)

What #1DC98D 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 #1DC98D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 5.13Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 9.58Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 11.26Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.33Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 11.42Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.57

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

#1DC98D Channel Values

How #1DC98D 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 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 75% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1DC98D 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1DC98D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1DC98D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1DC98D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1DC98D
Complementary
#C91D59
Analogous
#1DC937
Analogous
#1DAFC9
Triadic
#8D1DC9
Triadic
#C98D1D
Split comp.
#C91DAF
Split comp.
#C9371D

Tints & Shades of #1DC98D

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

#2DE1A2
#4CE6B0
#70EBC0
#8FEFCE
#B3F4DD
#D2F9EB

Shades

#19AE7A
#159367
#117854
#0E6245
#0A4732
#062D1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1DC98D.

How #1DC98D 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#1DC98D
Protanopia#B9B98E
Protanomaly#94C08D
Deuteranopia#A9A991
Deuteranomaly#87B68F
Tritanopia#41C3C3
Tritanomaly#36C5B0
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1DC98D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1dc98d: #1DC98D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1DC98D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1dc98d': '#1DC98D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.114, green: 0.788, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_1dc98d">#1DC98D</color>
SVG fillfill="#1DC98D"

More Green Colors

#1DC98D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#1DC98D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1DC98D?

#1DC98D is a mid-tone green — rgb(29, 201, 141) in RGB and hsl(159, 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 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #1DC98D?

#1DC98D is rgb(29, 201, 141) — red 29, green 201, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1DC98D?

#1DC98D converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 30%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1DC98D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1DC98D scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1DC98D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1DC98D 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 11.42, which is visibly different.

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