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#18BBEC Color

#18BBEC is rgb(24, 187, 236) in RGB, hsl(194, 85%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(90%, 21%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18BBEC
HEX#18BBEC
RGBrgb(24, 187, 236)
HSLhsl(194, 85%, 51%)
HSVhsv(194, 90%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(90%, 21%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.138 225.9)
LABlab(70.11% -26.69 -35.99)
LCHlch(70.11% 44.80 233.44)

What #18BBEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #18BBEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 6.65Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 6.65Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 7.41Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 8.19Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 8.58Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 9.28

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#18BBEC Channel Values

How #18BBEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 24 · G 187 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 85% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 90% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 90% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18BBEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #18BBEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #18BBEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18BBEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#18BBEC
Complementary
#EC4918
Analogous
#18ECB4
Analogous
#1850EC
Triadic
#EC18BB
Triadic
#BBEC18
Split comp.
#EC1850
Split comp.
#ECB418

Tints & Shades of #18BBEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#39C4EF
#55CDF1
#76D7F4
#97E0F7
#B8EAF9
#D5F2FC

Shades

#11A3D0
#0F8DB3
#0C7392
#095971
#073F50
#042934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #18BBEC.

How #18BBEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#18BBEC
Protanopia#ACACEC
Protanomaly#89B2EC
Deuteranopia#9D9DEE
Deuteranomaly#7DAAED
Tritanopia#00C2C2
Tritanomaly#00BFD4
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18BBEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-18bbec: #18BBEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18BBEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18bbec': '#18BBEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.733, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_18bbec">#18BBEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#18BBEC"

More Teal Colors

#18BBEC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#18BBEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18BBEC?

#18BBEC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(24, 187, 236) in RGB and hsl(194, 85%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Sky Blue (#00CCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #18BBEC?

#18BBEC is rgb(24, 187, 236) — red 24, green 187, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18BBEC?

#18BBEC converts to approximately cmyk(90%, 21%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18BBEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #18BBEC scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18BBEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18BBEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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