#18BBC9#18BBC9
#18BBC9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.120 H 204.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #18BBC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 187, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 79%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 88%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(88.1%, 7%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -32.86, -17.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 37.46, 208.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.39% -0.1094 -0.0501) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.39% 0.12 204.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6848, 39.9481, 61.4459) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.34
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.45
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#18BBC9 #C92618
analogous
#18C97F #18BBC9 #1863C9
triadic
#18BBC9 #C918BB #BBC918
tetradic
#18BBC9 #7F18C9 #C92618 #63C918
square
#18BBC9 #7F18C9 #C92618 #63C918
split-complementary
#18BBC9 #C91863 #C97F18
monochromatic
#0B555C #118892 #18BBC9 #37D9E7 #6EE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#18BBC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#18BBC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #18BBC9
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##18BBC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##18BBC9 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB3CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #18bbc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 187, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.120 204.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cd0d9',
500: '#18bbc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #18bbc9; $custom-light: #7cd0d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#18bbc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 187,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.746,
"s": 78.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72385,
"c": 0.12032,
"h": 204.6
},
"luminance": 0.39952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#18BBC9
secondary
#D47269
accent
#4233F5
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283