#18C979#18C979
#18C979 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.175 H 155.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #18C979 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 201, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 79%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 88%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(88.1%, 0%, 39.8%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.79, -59.27, 28.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.79, 65.83, 154.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.66% -0.1595 0.0714) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.66% 0.175 155.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7120, 43.3448, 25.1494) |
| Luminance | 0.4335 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.92
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.10
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.33
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.87
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.25
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#18C979 #C91868
analogous
#18C920 #18C979 #18C1C9
triadic
#18C979 #7918C9 #C97918
tetradic
#18C979 #2018C9 #C91868 #C1C918
square
#18C979 #2018C9 #C91868 #C1C918
split-complementary
#18C979 #C918C1 #C92018
monochromatic
#0B5C37 #119258 #18C979 #37E798 #6EEEB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#18C979 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#18C979 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #18C979
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##18C979 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##18C979 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B873
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AA7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #18c979; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 201, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.175 155.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7adba0',
500: '#18c979',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #18c979; $custom-light: #7adba0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#18c979",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 201,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 152.881,
"s": 78.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73664,
"c": 0.17472,
"h": 155.9
},
"luminance": 0.43348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#18C979
secondary
#D46999
accent
#338BF5
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#EFFBF2
border
#CAD4CC
text
#0B150F
muted
#7C837E