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#18C9B7 Color

#18C9B7 is rgb(24, 201, 183) in RGB, hsl(174, 79%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 9%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18C9B7
HEX#18C9B7
RGBrgb(24, 201, 183)
HSLhsl(174, 79%, 44%)
HSVhsv(174, 88%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 9%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.131 183.4)
LABlab(72.86% -45.45 -3.25)
LCHlch(72.86% 45.57 184.09)

What #18C9B7 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 #18C9B7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.24Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 8.93Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 9.47Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 9.84Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 10.56Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 11.47

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

#18C9B7 Channel Values

How #18C9B7 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 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 79% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 88% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18C9B7 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #18C9B7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #18C9B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18C9B7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#18C9B7
Complementary
#C91829
Analogous
#18C95E
Analogous
#1882C9
Triadic
#B718C9
Triadic
#C9B718
Split comp.
#C91882
Split comp.
#C95E18

Tints & Shades of #18C9B7

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

#24E5D2
#44E9D9
#68EDE0
#8DF2E8
#B1F6EF
#D1FAF6

Shades

#14AD9E
#129789
#0E7B70
#0B6057
#08443E
#052E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #18C9B7.

How #18C9B7 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#18C9B7
Protanopia#B9B9B7
Protanomaly#94C0B7
Deuteranopia#A8A8BA
Deuteranomaly#86B6B9
Tritanopia#2AC7C7
Tritanomaly#24C8C1
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18C9B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18c9b7: #18C9B7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18C9B7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18c9b7': '#18C9B7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.788, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_18c9b7">#18C9B7</color>
SVG fillfill="#18C9B7"

More Teal Colors

#18C9B7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424f5ffff002a38f0ffff002d2eeefbfb003333ecfeff003542ecf7f9003838ebffff00646600999900ebeb0d161619292924fbff36747d50bfe673a9c28dd9ccaec6cfccffff

#18C9B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18C9B7?

#18C9B7 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(24, 201, 183) in RGB and hsl(174, 79%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #18C9B7?

#18C9B7 is rgb(24, 201, 183) — red 24, green 201, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18C9B7?

#18C9B7 converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 9%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18C9B7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #18C9B7 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18C9B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18C9B7 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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