#18A6B3#18A6B3
#18A6B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.109 H 205.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #18A6B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 166, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 76%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 87%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.6%, 7.3%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.27, -29.70, -16.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.27, 34.04, 209.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.33% -0.0992 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.33% 0.109 205) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1459, 30.7184, 47.4011) |
| Luminance | 0.3072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.58
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.65
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.43
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#18A6B3 #B32518
analogous
#18B372 #18A6B3 #1859B3
triadic
#18A6B3 #B318A6 #A6B318
tetradic
#18A6B3 #7218B3 #B32518 #59B318
square
#18A6B3 #7218B3 #B32518 #59B318
split-complementary
#18A6B3 #B31859 #B37218
monochromatic
#0A4247 #11747D #18A6B3 #26D2E2 #5CDDE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#18A6B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#18A6B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #18A6B3
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##18A6B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##18A6B3 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979FB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8390B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #18a6b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 166, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.109 205.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76c1c9',
500: '#18a6b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #18a6b3; $custom-light: #76c1c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#18a6b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 166,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.032,
"s": 76.355,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6633,
"c": 0.10946,
"h": 205
},
"luminance": 0.30721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#18A6B3
secondary
#CD645A
accent
#4535F3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182