#18A4B3#18A4B3
#18A4B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.109 H 206.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #18A4B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 164, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 76%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 87%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.6%, 8.4%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.65, -28.71, -17.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.65, 33.66, 211.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.83% -0.0973 -0.0489) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.83% 0.109 206.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7852, 29.9969, 47.2809) |
| Luminance | 0.3000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.97
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.06
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.53
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.87
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#18A4B3 #B32718
analogous
#18B374 #18A4B3 #1857B3
triadic
#18A4B3 #B318A4 #A4B318
tetradic
#18A4B3 #7418B3 #B32718 #57B318
square
#18A4B3 #7418B3 #B32718 #57B318
split-complementary
#18A4B3 #B31857 #B37418
monochromatic
#0A4147 #11737D #18A4B3 #26D0E2 #5CDCE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#18A4B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#18A4B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #18A4B3
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##18A4B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##18A4B3 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959DB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818FB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #18a4b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 164, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.109 206.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bfc9',
500: '#18a4b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #18a4b3; $custom-light: #76bfc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#18a4b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 164,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.806,
"s": 76.355,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6583,
"c": 0.10891,
"h": 206.7
},
"luminance": 0.3
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#18A4B3
secondary
#CD655A
accent
#4735F3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182