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#1FA38D Color

#1FA38D is rgb(31, 163, 141) in RGB, hsl(170, 68%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 13%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Green (#00A693), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1FA38D
HEX#1FA38D
RGBrgb(31, 163, 141)
HSLhsl(170, 68%, 38%)
HSVhsv(170, 81%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 13%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.112 177.9)
LABlab(60.05% -39.34 1.24)
LCHlch(60.05% 39.36 178.20)

What #1FA38D 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 #1FA38D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Green#00A693ΔE 2.94Zomp#39A78EΔE 3.62Keppel#3AB09EΔE 5.81Paolo Veronese Green#009B7DΔE 5.87Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 8.1Illuminating Emerald#319177ΔE 8.86

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

#1FA38D Channel Values

How #1FA38D 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 31 · G 163 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 68% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 81% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1FA38D 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1FA38D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1FA38D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1FA38D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1FA38D
Complementary
#A31F35
Analogous
#1FA34B
Analogous
#1F77A3
Triadic
#8D1FA3
Triadic
#A38D1F
Split comp.
#A31F77
Split comp.
#A34B1F

Tints & Shades of #1FA38D

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

#26C9AE
#3EDAC0
#65E2CD
#87E8D8
#AEEFE5
#D0F6F0

Shades

#1B8D7A
#177868
#136355
#105146
#0B3C34
#072721

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1FA38D.

How #1FA38D 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#1FA38D
Protanopia#96968D
Protanomaly#789C8D
Deuteranopia#89898F
Deuteranomaly#6E948E
Tritanopia#2DA0A0
Tritanomaly#28A199
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1FA38D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1fa38d: #1FA38D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1FA38D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1fa38d': '#1FA38D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.122, green: 0.639, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_1fa38d">#1FA38D</color>
SVG fillfill="#1FA38D"

More Teal Colors

#1FA38D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1FA38D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1FA38D?

#1FA38D is a dark teal — rgb(31, 163, 141) in RGB and hsl(170, 68%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Green (#00A693), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.94.

What is the RGB value of #1FA38D?

#1FA38D is rgb(31, 163, 141) — red 31, green 163, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1FA38D?

#1FA38D converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 13%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1FA38D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1FA38D scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1FA38D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1FA38D 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 lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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