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#1DC9B2 Color

#1DC9B2 is rgb(29, 201, 178) in RGB, hsl(172, 75%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 11%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1DC9B2
HEX#1DC9B2
RGBrgb(29, 201, 178)
HSLhsl(172, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(172, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 11%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.132 180.4)
LABlab(72.79% -46.18 -0.66)
LCHlch(72.79% 46.19 180.81)

What #1DC9B2 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 #1DC9B2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.17Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 11.14Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.69Keppel#3AB09EΔE 11.75Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 12.1Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.28

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

#1DC9B2 Channel Values

How #1DC9B2 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 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 172° · S 75% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 172° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1DC9B2 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1DC9B2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1DC9B2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1DC9B2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1DC9B2
Complementary
#C91D34
Analogous
#1DC95C
Analogous
#1D8AC9
Triadic
#B21DC9
Triadic
#C9B21D
Split comp.
#C91D8A
Split comp.
#C95C1D

Tints & Shades of #1DC9B2

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

#2DE1C9
#4CE6D1
#70EBDA
#8FEFE2
#B3F4EB
#D2F9F4

Shades

#19AE9A
#159382
#11786B
#0E6257
#0A473F
#062D28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1DC9B2.

How #1DC9B2 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#1DC9B2
Protanopia#B9B9B2
Protanomaly#94C0B2
Deuteranopia#A9A9B5
Deuteranomaly#87B6B4
Tritanopia#30C6C6
Tritanomaly#2AC7BF
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1DC9B2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1dc9b2: #1DC9B2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1DC9B2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1dc9b2': '#1DC9B2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.114, green: 0.788, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_1dc9b2">#1DC9B2</color>
SVG fillfill="#1DC9B2"

More Teal Colors

#1DC9B2 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1DC9B2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1DC9B2?

#1DC9B2 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(29, 201, 178) in RGB and hsl(172, 75%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #1DC9B2?

#1DC9B2 is rgb(29, 201, 178) — red 29, green 201, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1DC9B2?

#1DC9B2 converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 11%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1DC9B2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1DC9B2 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1DC9B2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1DC9B2 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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