What color is #1CF0BD?

#1CF0BD is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1CF0BD?

The RGB value is 28, 240, 189: 28 red, 240 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1CF0BD?

The complementary color is #F01C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1CF0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1CF0BD color

#1CF0BD rgb(28, 240, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1CF0BD is a vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 94.1% green and 74.1% blue (28, 240, 189).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 88% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Aphrodite Aqua (#45E9C1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#1CF0BD color codes

HEX	`#1CF0BD`
RGB	`rgb(28, 240, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 94.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 88%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 88%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 21%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.12, -58.61, 11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.12, 59.73, 168.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.819, 66.236, 58.768)`
Decimal	`1896637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1CF0BD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1CF0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#1CF0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1CF0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1cf0bd; }
.text { color: #1cf0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1cf0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 240 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1cf0bd, #1cb9f0); }

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Questions

What color is #1CF0BD?: #1CF0BD is a vivid spring green, closest to the named color Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1CF0BD?: The RGB value is 28, 240, 189: 28 red, 240 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1CF0BD?: The complementary color is #F01C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1CF0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.