#1dc9db

Color #1dc9db

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 9.49 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#1dc9db

RGB

rgb(29, 201, 219)

HSL

hsl(185.7, 76.6%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.7, 86.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(86.8%, 8.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(74.28, -33.61, -20.42)

LCH

lch(74.28, 39.33, 211.28)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.1272, 206.57)

HWB

hwb(185.7, 11.4%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#db2f1d

Analogous

#1ddb8e

#1dc9db

#1d6adb

Triadic

#1dc9db

#db1dc9

#c9db1d

Split-complementary

#1dc9db

#db1d6a

#db8e1d

Tetradic

#1dc9db

#2f1ddb

#db2f1d

#c9db1d

Square

#1dc9db

#8e1ddb

#db2f1d

#6adb1d

Shades

Color #1dc9db mixed toward black.

#18a7b6

#138692

#0e646d

#0a4349

#052124

Tints

Color #1dc9db mixed toward white.

#3ed6e5

#65deeb

#8be6f0

#b2eef5

#d8f7fa

Tones

Color #1dc9db mixed toward gray.

#2dbccb

#3dafbb

#4ca2ab

#5c969c

#6c898c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8dd7 · ΔE 31.5

Deuteranopia

#8377d6 · ΔE 36.4

Tritanopia

#39d3d3 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1dc9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1dc9db]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#1dc9db (#1dc9db) is rgb(29, 201, 219) in RGB.

No, #1dc9db is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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