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#18CD9A Color

#18CD9A is rgb(24, 205, 154) in RGB, hsl(163, 79%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(88%, 0%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18CD9A
HEX#18CD9A
RGBrgb(24, 205, 154)
HSLhsl(163, 79%, 45%)
HSVhsv(163, 88%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(88%, 0%, 25%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.152 166.6)
LABlab(73.50% -52.58 13.14)
LCHlch(73.50% 54.20 165.97)

What #18CD9A 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 #18CD9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#18CD9A Channel Values

How #18CD9A 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 205 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 79% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 88% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 88% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.05:1 vs white · 10.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18CD9A 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 text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #18CD9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18CD9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #18CD9A

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.

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How #18CD9A 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#18CD9A
Protanopia#BDBD9B
Protanomaly#97C49A
Deuteranopia#ACAC9E
Deuteranomaly#89BA9C
Tritanopia#3CC7C7
Tritanomaly#31CAB7
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

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Using #18CD9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18cd9a: #18CD9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18CD9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18cd9a': '#18CD9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.804, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_18cd9a">#18CD9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#18CD9A"

More Green Colors

#18CD9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#18CD9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18CD9A?

#18CD9A is a mid-tone green — rgb(24, 205, 154) in RGB and hsl(163, 79%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.96.

What is the RGB value of #18CD9A?

#18CD9A is rgb(24, 205, 154) — red 24, green 205, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18CD9A?

#18CD9A converts to approximately cmyk(88%, 0%, 25%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18CD9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #18CD9A scores 2.05:1 against white and 10.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18CD9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18CD9A 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 14.97, which is visibly different.

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