#18B2CD Color

#18B2CD is rgb(24, 178, 205) in RGB and hsl(189, 79%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#18B2CD

HEX#18B2CD

RGBrgb(24, 178, 205)

HSLhsl(189, 79%, 45%)

HSVhsv(189, 88%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.12 214.1)

CMYKcmyk(88%, 13%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #18B2CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #18B2CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#18B2CD Complementary#CD3318 Analogous#18CD8E Analogous#1858CD Triadic#CD18B2 Triadic#B2CD18

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #18B2CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#28C9E6 #48D1EA #6DDBEE #8DE3F2 #B1ECF6 #D1F4FA

Shades

#159AB2 #128397 #0E6B7B #0C5764 #093F49 #05282E

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