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#18607C Color

#18607C is rgb(24, 96, 124) in RGB, hsl(197, 68%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 23%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Sapphire (#126180), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18607C
HEX#18607C
RGBrgb(24, 96, 124)
HSLhsl(197, 68%, 29%)
HSVhsv(197, 81%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 23%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(46% 0.081 229.2)
LABlab(37.50% -14.48 -22.40)
LCHlch(37.50% 26.68 237.12)

What #18607C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #18607C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 1.91Sea Blue#006994ΔE 9.62Teal Blue#367588ΔE 10.09Petrol#005F6AΔE 11.43Queen Blue#436B95ΔE 12.68Police Blue#374F6BΔE 12.83

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#18607C Channel Values

How #18607C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 24 · G 96 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 68% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 81% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.99:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18607C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #18607C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #18607C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18607C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#18607C
Complementary
#7C3418
Analogous
#187C66
Analogous
#182D7C
Triadic
#7C1860
Triadic
#607C18
Split comp.
#7C182D
Split comp.
#7C6618

Tints & Shades of #18607C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2081A7
#28A2D2
#4FB5DE
#76C5E5
#A1D7ED
#CCE9F5

Shades

#14536B
#12495E
#0F3B4D
#0C3240
#09242F
#071A22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #18607C.

How #18607C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#18607C
Protanopia#58587C
Protanomaly#475C7C
Deuteranopia#51517D
Deuteranomaly#41577D
Tritanopia#006464
Tritanomaly#09626E
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18607C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-18607c: #18607C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18607C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18607c': '#18607C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.376, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_18607c">#18607C</color>
SVG fillfill="#18607C"

More Teal Colors

#18607C sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#18607C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18607C?

#18607C is a dark teal — rgb(24, 96, 124) in RGB and hsl(197, 68%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Sapphire (#126180), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.91.

What is the RGB value of #18607C?

#18607C is rgb(24, 96, 124) — red 24, green 96, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18607C?

#18607C converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 23%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18607C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #18607C scores 6.99:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18607C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18607C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 18.87, which is visibly different.

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