HEX Color #1DC5DB (Darkturquoise)

About #1DC5DB

The precise color #1DC5DB is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkturquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 29 red, 197 green, and 219 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 87% cyan and 10% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 186.9° hue, 76.6% saturation, and 48.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#1DC5DB

RGB29, 197, 219

HSL186.9°, 76.6%, 48.6%

CMYK87%, 10%, 0%, 14%

HSV186.9°, 86.8%, 85.9%

LAB73.1, -31.7, -22.2

XYZ33.3, 45.3, 74.0

Decimal1951195

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#1DC5DB #DB321D

Analogous

#1DDB91 #1D66DB

Triadic

#DB1DC5 #C5DB1D

Tetradic

#921DDB #DB321D #66DB1D

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#1DC5DB

#36CBDF

#4FD1E3

#68D8E7

#81DEEB

#9AE5EF

#B3EBF3

#CCF2F7

#E5F8FB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#1DC5DB

#19AFC2

#1699AA

#138392

#106D79

#0C5761

#094149

#062B30

#031518

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.09:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

10.06:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.99:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

8.55:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1DC5DB; }

.text-color { color: #1DC5DB; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #1DC5DB; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise

#00CED1