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#18C97C Color

#18C97C is rgb(24, 201, 124) in RGB, hsl(154, 79%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 38%, 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 8.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18C97C
HEX#18C97C
RGBrgb(24, 201, 124)
HSLhsl(154, 79%, 44%)
HSVhsv(154, 88%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 38%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.172 156.8)
LABlab(71.76% -56.16 26.44)
LCHlch(71.76% 62.08 154.79)

What #18C97C 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 #18C97C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.06Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.37GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.41Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.41Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 13.78Green Frog#00A86BΔE 14.07

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

#18C97C Channel Values

How #18C97C 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 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 79% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 88% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18C97C 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #18C97C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #18C97C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18C97C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#18C97C
Complementary
#C91864
Analogous
#18C923
Analogous
#18BDC9
Triadic
#7C18C9
Triadic
#C97C18
Split comp.
#C918BD
Split comp.
#C92318

Tints & Shades of #18C97C

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

#24E591
#44E9A1
#68EDB4
#8DF2C6
#B1F6D8
#D1FAE8

Shades

#14AD6B
#12975D
#0E7B4C
#0B603B
#08442A
#052E1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #18C97C.

How #18C97C 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#18C97C
Protanopia#B9B97D
Protanomaly#94C07C
Deuteranopia#A8A880
Deuteranomaly#86B67F
Tritanopia#44C1C1
Tritanomaly#37C4AA
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18C97C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18c97c: #18C97C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18C97C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18c97c': '#18C97C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.788, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_18c97c">#18C97C</color>
SVG fillfill="#18C97C"

More Green Colors

#18C97C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#18C97C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18C97C?

#18C97C is a mid-tone green — rgb(24, 201, 124) in RGB and hsl(154, 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 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #18C97C?

#18C97C is rgb(24, 201, 124) — red 24, green 201, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18C97C?

#18C97C converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 38%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18C97C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #18C97C scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18C97C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18C97C 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 12.41, which is visibly different.

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