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#1BDCD9

#1bdcd9 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1bdcd9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 86.27% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 179.07°, with 78.14% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5643

Complementary

  1. #1bdcd9
  2. #dc1b1e

Split complementary

  1. #1bdcd9
  2. #dc1b7e
  3. #dc791b

Analogous

  1. #1bdc79
  2. #1bdcd9
  3. #1b7edc

Triadic

  1. #1bdcd9
  2. #d91bdc
  3. #dcd91b

Tetradic

  1. #1bdcd9
  2. #1b1edc
  3. #dc1b1e
  4. #dcd91b

Square

  1. #1bdcd9
  2. #791bdc
  3. #dc1b1e
  4. #7edc1b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a5453
  2. #139896
  3. #1bdcd9
  4. #59ebe8
  5. #9df3f2

Shades

#1bdcd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1bdcd9
  2. #18c6c3
  3. #16b0ae
  4. #139a98
  5. #108482
  6. #0e6e6d
  7. #0b5857
  8. #084241
  9. #052c2b
  10. #031616
  11. #000000

Tints

#1bdcd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1bdcd9
  2. #32e0dd
  3. #49e3e1
  4. #5fe7e4
  5. #76eae8
  6. #8deeec
  7. #a4f1f0
  8. #bbf5f4
  9. #d1f8f7
  10. #e8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1bdcd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1bdcd9
  2. #25d3d0
  3. #2fcac7
  4. #39c0be
  5. #43b7b5
  6. #4eaead
  7. #58a5a4
  8. #629c9b
  9. #6c9292
  10. #768989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecfce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdd0d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5beda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4d5d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91cbda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1bdcd9 {
  color: #1bdcd9;
}
Background
.bg-1bdcd9 {
  background-color: #1bdcd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-1bdcd9 {
  border: 2px solid #1bdcd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1bdcd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 220 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1bdcd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1bdcd9, #1b7edc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1bdcd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 220 217 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.09 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.48 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.88 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.97 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.42 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.66 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.66 #e42326 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#1bdcd9  rgb(27, 220, 217)  hsl(179, 78%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc1b1e  rgb(220, 27, 30)  hsl(359, 78%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#d91bdc  rgb(217, 27, 220)  hsl(299, 78%, 48%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd91b  rgb(220, 217, 27)  hsl(59, 78%, 48%)  Dandelion