#18B5CD Color

#18B5CD is rgb(24, 181, 205) in RGB and hsl(188, 79%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#18B5CD

HEX#18B5CD

RGBrgb(24, 181, 205)

HSLhsl(188, 79%, 45%)

HSVhsv(188, 88%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.12 211.8)

CMYKcmyk(88%, 12%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #18B5CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #18B5CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#18B5CD Complementary#CD3018 Analogous#18CD8B Analogous#185BCD Triadic#CD18B5 Triadic#B5CD18

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #18B5CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#28CDE6 #48D4EA #6DDDEE #8DE4F2 #B1EDF6 #D1F4FA

Shades

#159DB2 #128597 #0E6D7B #0C5964 #094049 #05282E

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