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#1DC995 Color

#1DC995 is rgb(29, 201, 149) in RGB, hsl(162, 75%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 26%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1DC995
HEX#1DC995
RGBrgb(29, 201, 149)
HSLhsl(162, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(162, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 26%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.15 165.6)
LABlab(72.21% -51.76 14.01)
LCHlch(72.21% 53.62 164.86)

What #1DC995 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 #1DC995, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 2.1Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 6.59Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.27Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 10.55Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.08Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 12.09

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

#1DC995 Channel Values

How #1DC995 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 75% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1DC995 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1DC995 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1DC995

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1DC995; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1DC995
Complementary
#C91D50
Analogous
#1DC93F
Analogous
#1DA6C9
Triadic
#951DC9
Triadic
#C9951D
Split comp.
#C91DA6
Split comp.
#C93F1D

Tints & Shades of #1DC995

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

#2DE1AB
#4CE6B8
#70EBC6
#8FEFD2
#B3F4E1
#D2F9ED

Shades

#19AE81
#15936D
#11785A
#0E6249
#0A4735
#062D21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1DC995.

How #1DC995 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#1DC995
Protanopia#B9B996
Protanomaly#94C095
Deuteranopia#A9A999
Deuteranomaly#87B697
Tritanopia#3EC3C3
Tritanomaly#34C6B3
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1DC995 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1dc995: #1DC995;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1DC995;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1dc995': '#1DC995' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.114, green: 0.788, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_1dc995">#1DC995</color>
SVG fillfill="#1DC995"

More Green Colors

#1DC995 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1DC995 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1DC995?

#1DC995 is a mid-tone green — rgb(29, 201, 149) in RGB and hsl(162, 75%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.1.

What is the RGB value of #1DC995?

#1DC995 is rgb(29, 201, 149) — red 29, green 201, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1DC995?

#1DC995 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 26%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1DC995 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1DC995 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1DC995 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1DC995 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 13.29, which is visibly different.

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