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#1fe2f2

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Dark Turquoise

RGB
31, 226, 242
HSL
185°, 89%, 54%
CMYK
87, 7, 0, 5
Luminance
0.6109

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #1fe2f2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#1fe2f2
Hue
185°
cyan
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
54%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
75%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6109
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
89/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.22:1
Closest name
Dark Turquoise
ΔE2000 6.5
Where it sits
Hue185° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness54%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool89% 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#1fe2f2
RGBrgb(31, 226, 242)
HSLhsl(185, 89%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 7%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(82.4 -38.1 -20.4)
LCHlch(82.4 43.2 208.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.834 0.139 204.2)
Decimal2089714
Display P3color(display-p3 0.122 0.886 0.949)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #1fe2f2;
background-color: #1fe2f2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#1fe2f2] bg-[#1fe2f2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #1fe2f2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.122, green: 0.886, blue: 0.949)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#1fe2f2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF1FE2F2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(242, 226, 31)

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 #1fe2f2 · 13.22:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.59:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.22:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #1fe2f2 as text scores 1.59:1 on white and 13.22:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#1fe2f2 on white: 1.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#1fe2f2 on black: 13.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CFD8F3
deuteranopia · #B4C5F3
tritanopia · #00ECE7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #1fe2f2 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.

#F2FCFD
#E5F9FB
#C4F4F8
#95F1F9
#60EBF6
#1fe2f2
#0DD7E7
#0BB3C1
#098F9A
#0B686F
#074146
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2FCFDDarkest = 950 · #074146
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FCFD;
  --brand-100: #E5F9FB;
  --brand-200: #C4F4F8;
  --brand-300: #95F1F9;
  --brand-400: #60EBF6;
  --brand-500: #1fe2f2;
  --brand-600: #0DD7E7;
  --brand-700: #0BB3C1;
  --brand-800: #098F9A;
  --brand-900: #0B686F;
  --brand-950: #074146;
  --brand: #1fe2f2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #1fe2f2

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#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0E9ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B959B
Captions on the surface
Accent#F71A41
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#077078
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FCFE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142324
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 #1fe2f2

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#F22F1F
Analogous left#1FF298
Analogous right#1F79F2
Split-complement 1#F21F79
Split-complement 2#F2981F
Triadic 1#F21FE2
Triadic 2#E2F21F
Tetradic#981FF2

RGB percentages

Red12.2%
Green88.6%
Blue94.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan87.2%
Magenta6.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#1fe2f2 text on a black background

contrast 13.22:1

Card sample

#1fe2f2 text on a white background

contrast 1.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #1fe2f2;
Background color
Panel with #1fe2f2 background
background-color: #1fe2f2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #1fe2f2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(31, 226, 242, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(31, 226, 242, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #1fe2f2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1fe2f2, #1F55F2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #1fe2f2

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.

#1fe2f2 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.

#1fe2f2, answered

What color is #1fe2f2?

#1fe2f2 is a balanced electric cyan, closest to Dark Turquoise (ΔE2000 6.5). It sits at 185° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 54% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #1fe2f2?

rgb(31, 226, 242) — 31 red, 226 green and 242 blue out of 255, or 12.2% / 88.6% / 94.9% by channel.

Is #1fe2f2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6109 and perceived brightness is 75%, so black text on it reaches 13.22:1.

Should I use black or white text on #1fe2f2?

Black. It scores 13.22:1 against #1fe2f2, versus 1.59:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #1fe2f2?

#F22F1F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F21F79 and #F2981F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #1fe2f2?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0E9ED for borders, #4B959B for secondary text, #F71A41 as an accent and #077078 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #1FF298 and #1F79F2 stays calm, while #F22F1F is the loudest partner.

What is #1fe2f2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(87%, 7%, 0%, 5%). 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 #1fe2f2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 89 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #1FF2B4; nudged cooler, #1DB5F4.

Work with #1fe2f2 in the Color Lab