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#1df4ce

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
29, 244, 206
HSL
169°, 91%, 54%
CMYK
88, 0, 16, 4
Luminance
0.6942

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #1df4ce is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#1df4ce
Hue
169°
cyan
Saturation
91%
electric
Lightness
54%
balanced
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
78%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6942
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
83/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.88:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 5.6
Where it sits
Hue169° of 360°
Saturation91%
Lightness54%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool83% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#1df4ce
RGBrgb(29, 244, 206)
HSLhsl(169, 91%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 16%, 4%)
LABlab(86.7 -55.9 4.9)
LCHlch(86.7 56.2 175.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.865 0.159 175.6)
Decimal1963214
Display P3color(display-p3 0.114 0.957 0.808)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #1df4ce;
background-color: #1df4ce;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#1df4ce] bg-[#1df4ce]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #1df4ce;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.114, green: 0.957, blue: 0.808)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#1df4ce")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF1DF4CE)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(206, 244, 29)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #1df4ce · 14.88:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.41:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.88:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #1df4ce as text scores 1.41:1 on white and 14.88:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#1df4ce on white: 1.41:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#1df4ce on black: 14.88:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EBE4CC
deuteranopia · #D2D2D1
tritanopia · #00F7E9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #1df4ce is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FDFB
#E5FBF7
#C3F9EF
#94FAE8
#5FF7DC
#1df4ce
#0BE9C2
#09C3A2
#089C81
#0A705E
#06463B
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2FDFBDarkest = 950 · #06463B
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDFB;
  --brand-100: #E5FBF7;
  --brand-200: #C3F9EF;
  --brand-300: #94FAE8;
  --brand-400: #5FF7DC;
  --brand-500: #1df4ce;
  --brand-600: #0BE9C2;
  --brand-700: #09C3A2;
  --brand-800: #089C81;
  --brand-900: #0A705E;
  --brand-950: #06463B;
  --brand: #1df4ce;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #1df4ce

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF9
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDE5
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B8D
Captions on the surface
Accent#F91878
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#067A65
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FEFA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142421
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #1df4ce

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F41D43
Analogous left#1DF462
Analogous right#1DAEF4
Split-complement 1#F41DAE
Split-complement 2#F4621D
Triadic 1#CE1DF4
Triadic 2#F4CE1D
Tetradic#621DF4

RGB percentages

Red11.4%
Green95.7%
Blue80.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan88.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow15.6%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#1df4ce text on a black background

contrast 14.88:1

Card sample

#1df4ce text on a white background

contrast 1.41:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #1df4ce;
Background color
Panel with #1df4ce background
background-color: #1df4ce;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #1df4ce;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(29, 244, 206, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(29, 244, 206, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #1df4ce;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1df4ce, #1D8BF4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #1df4ce

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#1df4ce in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#1df4ce, answered

What color is #1df4ce?

#1df4ce is a balanced electric cyan, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 5.6). It sits at 169° on the hue wheel with 91% saturation and 54% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #1df4ce?

rgb(29, 244, 206) — 29 red, 244 green and 206 blue out of 255, or 11.4% / 95.7% / 80.8% by channel.

Is #1df4ce a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6942 and perceived brightness is 78%, so black text on it reaches 14.88:1.

Should I use black or white text on #1df4ce?

Black. It scores 14.88:1 against #1df4ce, versus 1.41:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #1df4ce?

#F41D43 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F41DAE and #F4621D, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #1df4ce?

For interface work: #F4FAF9 as the surface, #C0EDE5 for borders, #4B9B8D for secondary text, #F91878 as an accent and #067A65 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #1DF462 and #1DAEF4 stays calm, while #F41D43 is the loudest partner.

What is #1df4ce in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(88%, 0%, 16%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #1df4ce warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 83 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #1DF47F; nudged cooler, #1BD0F6.

Work with #1df4ce in the Color Lab