HEX Color #1DA8B6 (Darkcyan)

About #1DA8B6

When working with digital screens, the color #1DA8B6 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkcyan. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 29, 168, and 182.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 84% cyan and 8% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#1DA8B6

RGB29, 168, 182

HSL185.5°, 72.5%, 41.4%

CMYK84%, 8%, 0%, 29%

HSV185.5°, 84.1%, 71.4%

LAB63.0, -29.4, -17.1

XYZ23.0, 31.6, 49.2

Decimal1943734

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#1DA8B6 #B62B1D

Analogous

#1DB677 #1D5BB6

Triadic

#B61DA7 #A7B61D

Tetradic

#771DB6 #B62B1D #5BB61D

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#1DA8B6

#36B1BE

#4FBBC6

#68C5CE

#81CED6

#9AD8DE

#B3E2E6

#CCEBEE

#E5F5F6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#1DA8B6

#1995A1

#16828D

#137079

#105D65

#0C4A50

#09383C

#062528

#031214

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.87:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.33:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.74:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.23:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1DA8B6; }

.text-color { color: #1DA8B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #1DA8B6; }

Similar Colors

Darkcyan

#008B8B