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#18E26C Color

#18E26C is rgb(24, 226, 108) in RGB, hsl(145, 81%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 52%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Malachite (#0BDA51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18E26C
HEX#18E26C
RGBrgb(24, 226, 108)
HSLhsl(145, 81%, 49%)
HSVhsv(145, 89%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 52%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.216 150)
LABlab(79.40% -65.66 43.86)
LCHlch(79.40% 78.96 146.26)

What #18E26C 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 #18E26C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 9.12Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 11.53Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.28Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 14.39Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 14.68Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.44

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

#18E26C Channel Values

How #18E26C 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 226 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 81% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 89% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18E26C 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #18E26C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #18E26C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18E26C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#18E26C
Complementary
#E2188E
Analogous
#29E218
Analogous
#18E2D1
Triadic
#6C18E2
Triadic
#E26C18
Split comp.
#D118E2
Split comp.
#E21829

Tints & Shades of #18E26C

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

#34EA80
#54ED94
#75F0A8
#95F4BC
#B5F7D1
#D5FBE5

Shades

#15C65F
#11A64F
#0F8A42
#0B6A33
#084E25
#052E16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #18E26C.

How #18E26C 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#18E26C
Protanopia#D0D06D
Protanomaly#A6D86D
Deuteranopia#BEBE73
Deuteranomaly#97CD70
Tritanopia#53D8D8
Tritanomaly#43DCB6
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18E26C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18e26c: #18E26C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18E26C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18e26c': '#18E26C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.886, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_18e26c">#18E26C</color>
SVG fillfill="#18E26C"

More Green Colors

#18E26C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#18E26C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18E26C?

#18E26C is a mid-tone green — rgb(24, 226, 108) in RGB and hsl(145, 81%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Malachite (#0BDA51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #18E26C?

#18E26C is rgb(24, 226, 108) — red 24, green 226, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18E26C?

#18E26C converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 52%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18E26C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #18E26C scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18E26C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18E26C 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.53, which is visibly different.

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