#18A0B4#18A0B4
#18A0B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.108 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #18A0B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 160, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 76%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 87%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.7%, 11.1%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.45, -26.39, -19.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.45, 33.09, 217.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.87% -0.0931 -0.0557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.87% 0.108 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1821, 28.6283, 47.5806) |
| Luminance | 0.2863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.09
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.44
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.44
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.45
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#18A0B4 #B42C18
analogous
#18B47A #18A0B4 #1852B4
triadic
#18A0B4 #B418A0 #A0B418
tetradic
#18A0B4 #7A18B4 #B42C18 #52B418
square
#18A0B4 #7A18B4 #B42C18 #52B418
split-complementary
#18A0B4 #B41852 #B47A18
monochromatic
#0A4048 #11707E #18A0B4 #27CAE2 #5DD7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#18A0B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#18A0B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #18A0B4
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##18A0B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##18A0B4 | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909AB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8CB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #18a0b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 160, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.108 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bcca',
500: '#18a0b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #18a0b4; $custom-light: #76bcca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#18a0b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 160,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.692,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64871,
"c": 0.10847,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.28631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#18A0B4
secondary
#CD695B
accent
#4D35F3
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182