#18B5DC Color

#18B5DC is rgb(24, 181, 220) in RGB and hsl(192, 80%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#18B5DC

HEX#18B5DC

RGBrgb(24, 181, 220)

HSLhsl(192, 80%, 48%)

HSVhsv(192, 89%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.128 221.2)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 18%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #18B5DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #18B5DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#18B5DC Complementary#DC4018 Analogous#18DCA2 Analogous#1853DC Triadic#DC18B5 Triadic#B5DC18

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #18B5DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#30C3E8 #51CDEC #71D6EF #95E1F3 #B6EAF7 #D6F3FA

Shades

#159FC1 #1284A1 #0F6D85 #0C576A #09404E #05262E

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