#18686B#18686B

#18686B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.073 H 198.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#18686B
RGB	rgb(24, 104, 107)
HSL	hsl(182, 63%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(182, 78%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 2.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, -21.76, -8.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 23.35, 201.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.32% -0.0692 -0.0235)
OKLCH	oklch(47.32% 0.073 198.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.9796, 11.1554, 15.6397)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#18686B #6B1B18

analogous

#186B44 #18686B #183E6B

triadic

#18686B #6B1868 #686B18

tetradic

#18686B #44186B #6B1B18 #3E6B18

square

#18686B #44186B #6B1B18 #3E6B18

split-complementary

#18686B #6B183E #6B4418

monochromatic

#061819 #0D3739 #18686B #23999D #2EC9CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#18686B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#18686B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #18686B

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##18686B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##18686B	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60636B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545A6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #18686b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 104, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.073 198.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659395',
    500: '#18686b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #18686b;
$custom-light: #659395;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#18686b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.169,
    "s": 63.359,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47316,
    "c": 0.07307,
    "h": 198.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#18686B

secondary

#A1423E

accent

#4741E6

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #18686B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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