#18B8DC Color

#18B8DC is rgb(24, 184, 220) in RGB and hsl(191, 80%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#18B8DC

HEX#18B8DC

RGBrgb(24, 184, 220)

HSLhsl(191, 80%, 48%)

HSVhsv(191, 89%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.128 219.1)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 16%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #18B8DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #18B8DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#18B8DC Complementary#DC3C18 Analogous#18DC9E Analogous#1856DC Triadic#DC18B8 Triadic#B8DC18

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #18B8DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#30C6E8 #51CFEC #71D8EF #95E2F3 #B6EBF7 #D6F4FA

Shades

#15A1C1 #1286A1 #0F6F85 #0C586A #09414E #05262E

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