#18AEB3#18AEB3
#18AEB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.113 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #18AEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 174, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 76%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 87%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.6%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.74, -33.54, -12.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.74, 35.94, 201.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.33% -0.1068 -0.0359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.33% 0.113 198.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6456, 33.7179, 47.9010) |
| Luminance | 0.3372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.93
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.05
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.09
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.37
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.00
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#18AEB3 #B31D18
analogous
#18B36A #18AEB3 #1861B3
triadic
#18AEB3 #B318AE #AEB318
tetradic
#18AEB3 #6A18B3 #B31D18 #61B318
square
#18AEB3 #6A18B3 #B31D18 #61B318
split-complementary
#18AEB3 #B31861 #B36A18
monochromatic
#0A4547 #117A7D #18AEB3 #26DCE2 #5CE5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#18AEB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#18AEB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #18AEB3
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##18AEB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##18AEB3 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A5B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D97B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #18aeb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 174, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.113 198.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c6c9',
500: '#18aeb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #18aeb3; $custom-light: #78c6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#18aeb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 174,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.935,
"s": 76.355,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68334,
"c": 0.11264,
"h": 198.6
},
"luminance": 0.33721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#18AEB3
secondary
#CD5E5A
accent
#3B35F3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282