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#1DEDCD Color

#1DEDCD is rgb(29, 237, 205) in RGB, hsl(171, 85%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 14%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Blue (#00FFEF), visibly different at ΔE 10.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1DEDCD
HEX#1DEDCD
RGBrgb(29, 237, 205)
HSLhsl(171, 85%, 52%)
HSVhsv(171, 88%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.153 177.9)
LABlab(84.32% -53.75 1.68)
LCHlch(84.32% 53.77 178.21)

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

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

#1DEDCD Channel Values

How #1DEDCD 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 237 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 85% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 88% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1DEDCD 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1DEDCD

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

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #1DEDCD

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

Shades

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

How #1DEDCD 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#1DEDCD
Protanopia#DADACE
Protanomaly#AFE2CD
Deuteranopia#C7C7D0
Deuteranomaly#9FD7CF
Tritanopia#3AE9E9
Tritanomaly#31EBDF
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1DEDCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1dedcd: #1DEDCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1DEDCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1dedcd': '#1DEDCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.114, green: 0.929, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_1dedcd">#1DEDCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#1DEDCD"

More Teal Colors

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

#1DEDCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1DEDCD?

#1DEDCD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(29, 237, 205) in RGB and hsl(171, 85%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Blue (#00FFEF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.78.

What is the RGB value of #1DEDCD?

#1DEDCD is rgb(29, 237, 205) — red 29, green 237, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1DEDCD?

#1DEDCD converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1DEDCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1DEDCD scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #1DEDCD 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 11.22, which is visibly different.

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