#18AAB3#18AAB3
#18AAB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.111 H 201.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #18AAB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 170, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 76%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 87%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.6%, 5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.50, -31.63, -14.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.50, 34.91, 205.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.33% -0.103 -0.0411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.33% 0.111 201.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8844, 32.1953, 47.6473) |
| Luminance | 0.3220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.75
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.00
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#18AAB3 #B32118
analogous
#18B36F #18AAB3 #185CB3
triadic
#18AAB3 #B318AA #AAB318
tetradic
#18AAB3 #6F18B3 #B32118 #5CB318
square
#18AAB3 #6F18B3 #B32118 #5CB318
split-complementary
#18AAB3 #B3185C #B36F18
monochromatic
#0A4347 #11777D #18AAB3 #26D7E2 #5CE1E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#18AAB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#18AAB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #18AAB3
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##18AAB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##18AAB3 | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA2B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8894B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #18aab3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 170, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.111 201.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77c4c9',
500: '#18aab3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #18aab3; $custom-light: #77c4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#18aab3",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 170,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.484,
"s": 76.355,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67332,
"c": 0.11087,
"h": 201.8
},
"luminance": 0.32198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#18AAB3
secondary
#CD615A
accent
#4035F3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182