#18BCC9#18BCC9
#18BCC9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.121 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #18BCC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 188, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 79%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 88%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(88.1%, 6.5%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.73, -33.34, -17.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.73, 37.66, 207.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.63% -0.1103 -0.0488) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.63% 0.121 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8977, 40.3739, 61.5169) |
| Luminance | 0.4038 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.90
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.09
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.20
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#18BCC9 #C92518
analogous
#18C97E #18BCC9 #1864C9
triadic
#18BCC9 #C918BC #BCC918
tetradic
#18BCC9 #7E18C9 #C92518 #64C918
square
#18BCC9 #7E18C9 #C92518 #64C918
split-complementary
#18BCC9 #C91864 #C97E18
monochromatic
#0B565C #118992 #18BCC9 #37DAE7 #6EE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#18BCC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#18BCC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #18BCC9
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##18BCC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##18BCC9 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB4CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A3CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #18bcc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 188, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.121 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cd0d9',
500: '#18bcc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #18bcc9; $custom-light: #7cd0d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#18bcc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 188,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.407,
"s": 78.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7263,
"c": 0.12064,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.40378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#18BCC9
secondary
#D47169
accent
#4133F5
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283