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#18BF87 Color

#18BF87 is rgb(24, 191, 135) in RGB, hsl(160, 78%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 0%, 29%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18BF87
HEX#18BF87
RGBrgb(24, 191, 135)
HSLhsl(160, 78%, 42%)
HSVhsv(160, 87%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 0%, 29%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.15 163)
LABlab(68.77% -51.16 16.70)
LCHlch(68.77% 53.82 161.92)

What #18BF87 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 #18BF87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 6.08Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.6Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.1Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 8.92Green Frog#00A86BΔE 9.18Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.42

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

#18BF87 Channel Values

How #18BF87 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 191 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 78% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 87% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.38:1 vs white · 8.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18BF87 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 text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #18BF87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #18BF87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18BF87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#18BF87
Complementary
#BF184F
Analogous
#18BF33
Analogous
#18A3BF
Triadic
#8718BF
Triadic
#BF8718
Split comp.
#BF18A3
Split comp.
#BF3318

Tints & Shades of #18BF87

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

#1CE3A1
#40E7B0
#65ECBF
#89F0CE
#ADF5DD
#D2F9EC

Shades

#15A877
#118D64
#0F7654
#0B5B40
#084430
#05291D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #18BF87.

How #18BF87 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#18BF87
Protanopia#B0B088
Protanomaly#8CB687
Deuteranopia#A0A08B
Deuteranomaly#80AD89
Tritanopia#3CB9B9
Tritanomaly#31BCA7
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18BF87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18bf87: #18BF87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18BF87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18bf87': '#18BF87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.749, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_18bf87">#18BF87</color>
SVG fillfill="#18BF87"

More Green Colors

#18BF87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#18BF87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18BF87?

#18BF87 is a mid-tone green — rgb(24, 191, 135) in RGB and hsl(160, 78%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #18BF87?

#18BF87 is rgb(24, 191, 135) — red 24, green 191, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18BF87?

#18BF87 converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 0%, 29%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18BF87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #18BF87 scores 2.38:1 against white and 8.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18BF87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18BF87 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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