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#1DC9BA Color

#1DC9BA is rgb(29, 201, 186) in RGB, hsl(175, 75%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(86%, 0%, 7%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1DC9BA
HEX#1DC9BA
RGBrgb(29, 201, 186)
HSLhsl(175, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(175, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(86%, 0%, 7%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.129 185.2)
LABlab(72.97% -44.49 -4.69)
LCHlch(72.97% 44.73 186.02)

What #1DC9BA 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 #1DC9BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 7.61Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 7.91Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.02Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 8.21Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 9.64Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 9.85

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

#1DC9BA Channel Values

How #1DC9BA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 175° · S 75% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 175° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 86% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1DC9BA 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1DC9BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1DC9BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1DC9BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1DC9BA
Complementary
#C91D2B
Analogous
#1DC964
Analogous
#1D81C9
Triadic
#BA1DC9
Triadic
#C9BA1D
Split comp.
#C91D81
Split comp.
#C9641D

Tints & Shades of #1DC9BA

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

#2DE1D2
#4CE6D9
#70EBE0
#8FEFE7
#B3F4EF
#D2F9F5

Shades

#19AEA2
#159389
#117870
#0E625B
#0A4742
#062D29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1DC9BA.

How #1DC9BA 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#1DC9BA
Protanopia#B9B9BA
Protanomaly#94C0BA
Deuteranopia#A9A9BD
Deuteranomaly#87B6BC
Tritanopia#2BC7C7
Tritanomaly#26C8C2
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1DC9BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1dc9ba: #1DC9BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1DC9BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1dc9ba': '#1DC9BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.114, green: 0.788, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_1dc9ba">#1DC9BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#1DC9BA"

More Teal Colors

#1DC9BA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1DC9BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1DC9BA?

#1DC9BA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(29, 201, 186) in RGB and hsl(175, 75%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.61.

What is the RGB value of #1DC9BA?

#1DC9BA is rgb(29, 201, 186) — red 29, green 201, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1DC9BA?

#1DC9BA converts to approximately cmyk(86%, 0%, 7%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1DC9BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1DC9BA scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1DC9BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1DC9BA 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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