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#18C973 Color

#18C973 is rgb(24, 201, 115) in RGB, hsl(151, 79%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 43%, 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 6.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18C973
HEX#18C973
RGBrgb(24, 201, 115)
HSLhsl(151, 79%, 44%)
HSVhsv(151, 88%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 43%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.18 154.2)
LABlab(71.63% -57.44 30.86)
LCHlch(71.63% 65.20 151.75)

What #18C973 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 #18C973, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.69Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.1GO Green#00AB66ΔE 13.32Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 13.45Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.47Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 14.95

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

#18C973 Channel Values

How #18C973 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 79% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 88% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18C973 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #18C973 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #18C973

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18C973; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#18C973
Complementary
#C9186D
Analogous
#18C91B
Analogous
#18C6C9
Triadic
#7318C9
Triadic
#C97318
Split comp.
#C918C6
Split comp.
#C91B18

Tints & Shades of #18C973

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

#24E588
#44E999
#68EDAD
#8DF2C1
#B1F6D5
#D1FAE6

Shades

#14AD63
#129756
#0E7B47
#0B6037
#084427
#052E1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #18C973.

How #18C973 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#18C973
Protanopia#B9B974
Protanomaly#94C073
Deuteranopia#A8A878
Deuteranomaly#86B676
Tritanopia#46C1C1
Tritanomaly#39C4A7
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18C973 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18c973: #18C973;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18C973;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18c973': '#18C973' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.788, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_18c973">#18C973</color>
SVG fillfill="#18C973"

More Green Colors

#18C973 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#18C973 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18C973?

#18C973 is a mid-tone green — rgb(24, 201, 115) in RGB and hsl(151, 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 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #18C973?

#18C973 is rgb(24, 201, 115) — red 24, green 201, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18C973?

#18C973 converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 43%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18C973 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #18C973 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18C973 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18C973 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 14.95, which is visibly different.

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