#18A8DC Color

#18A8DC is rgb(24, 168, 220) in RGB and hsl(196, 80%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DodgerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#18A8DC

HEX#18A8DC

RGBrgb(24, 168, 220)

HSLhsl(196, 80%, 48%)

HSVhsv(196, 89%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.133 230.2)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 24%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #18A8DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #18A8DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#18A8DC Complementary#DC4D18 Analogous#18DCAF Analogous#1846DC Triadic#DC18A8 Triadic#A8DC18

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #18A8DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#30B7E8 #51C2EC #71CDEF #95DAF3 #B6E5F7 #D6F1FA

Shades

#1593C1 #127BA1 #0F6685 #0C516A #093C4E #05232E

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