#1DCCAF

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Turquoise.

About #1DCCAF

At its core, #1DCCAF is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Turquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 29 red, 204 green, and 175 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 86% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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#1DCCAF
RGB29, 204, 175
HSL170.1°, 75.1%, 45.7%
CMYK86%, 0%, 14%, 20%
HSV170.1°, 85.8%, 80.0%
LAB73.9, -47.7, 2.8
XYZ29.8, 46.5, 48.0
Decimal1952943

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.04:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.31:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.76:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1DCCAF; }
.text-color { color: #1DCCAF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #1DCCAF; }

Similar Colors

Turquoise
#40E0D0