HEX Color #1DC5BD (Mediumturquoise)

About #1DC5BD

The hex code #1DC5BD represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumturquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 29, 197, and 189.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 85% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 177.1° hue, 74.3% saturation, and 44.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#1DC5BD

RGB29, 197, 189

HSL177.1°, 74.3%, 44.3%

CMYK85%, 0%, 4%, 23%

HSV177.1°, 85.3%, 77.3%

LAB72.1, -40.8, -7.4

XYZ29.7, 43.9, 55.0

Decimal1951165

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#1DC5BD #C51D24

Analogous

#1DC569 #1D78C5

Triadic

#BD1DC5 #C5BD1D

Tetradic

#681DC5 #C51D24 #78C51D

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#1DC5BD

#36CBC4

#4FD1CB

#68D8D3

#81DEDA

#9AE5E1

#B3EBE9

#CCF2F0

#E5F8F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#1DC5BD

#19AFA8

#169993

#13837E

#106D69

#0C5754

#09413F

#062B2A

#031515

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.15:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.77:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.05:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.31:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1DC5BD; }

.text-color { color: #1DC5BD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #1DC5BD; }

Similar Colors

Mediumturquoise

#48D1CC