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#18C96A Color

#18C96A is rgb(24, 201, 106) in RGB, hsl(148, 79%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 47%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18C96A
HEX#18C96A
RGBrgb(24, 201, 106)
HSLhsl(148, 79%, 44%)
HSVhsv(148, 88%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 47%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.188 152.1)
LABlab(71.52% -58.61 35.19)
LCHlch(71.52% 68.36 149.01)

What #18C96A 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 #18C96A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.1Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.61Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 12.17Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.73Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 13.82Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.79

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

#18C96A Channel Values

How #18C96A 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 201 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 79% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 88% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18C96A 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #18C96A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #18C96A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18C96A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#18C96A
Complementary
#C91876
Analogous
#1DC918
Analogous
#18C9C3
Triadic
#6A18C9
Triadic
#C96A18
Split comp.
#C318C9
Split comp.
#C9181D

Tints & Shades of #18C96A

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

#24E57E
#44E991
#68EDA6
#8DF2BC
#B1F6D1
#D1FAE4

Shades

#14AD5C
#129750
#0E7B41
#0B6033
#084424
#052E18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #18C96A.

How #18C96A 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#18C96A
Protanopia#B9B96B
Protanomaly#94C06B
Deuteranopia#A8A86F
Deuteranomaly#86B66D
Tritanopia#48C0C0
Tritanomaly#3AC4A5
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18C96A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18c96a: #18C96A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18C96A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18c96a': '#18C96A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.788, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_18c96a">#18C96A</color>
SVG fillfill="#18C96A"

More Green Colors

#18C96A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#18C96A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18C96A?

#18C96A is a mid-tone green — rgb(24, 201, 106) in RGB and hsl(148, 79%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.1.

What is the RGB value of #18C96A?

#18C96A is rgb(24, 201, 106) — red 24, green 201, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18C96A?

#18C96A converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 47%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18C96A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #18C96A scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18C96A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18C96A 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 18.2, which is visibly different.

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