#18C9DC Color

#18C9DC is rgb(24, 201, 220) in RGB and hsl(186, 80%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#18C9DC

HEX#18C9DC

RGBrgb(24, 201, 220)

HSLhsl(186, 80%, 48%)

HSVhsv(186, 89%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.128 207.1)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 9%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #18C9DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #18C9DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#18C9DC Complementary#DC2C18 Analogous#18DC8E Analogous#1867DC Triadic#DC18C9 Triadic#C9DC18

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #18C9DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#30D6E8 #51DCEC #71E3EF #95EAF3 #B6F0F7 #D6F7FA

Shades

#15B0C1 #1292A1 #0F7985 #0C606A #09474E #052A2E

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