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#18E27D Color

#18E27D is rgb(24, 226, 125) in RGB, hsl(150, 81%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 45%, 11%) 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 8.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#18E27D
HEX#18E27D
RGBrgb(24, 226, 125)
HSLhsl(150, 81%, 49%)
HSVhsv(150, 89%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 45%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.202 153.2)
LABlab(79.60% -63.65 36.01)
LCHlch(79.60% 73.13 150.50)

What #18E27D 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 #18E27D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.3Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 9.69Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.39Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 15.99Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 17Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 17.74

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

#18E27D Channel Values

How #18E27D 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 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 81% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 89% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #18E27D 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #18E27D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #18E27D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #18E27D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#18E27D
Complementary
#E2187D
Analogous
#18E218
Analogous
#18E2E2
Triadic
#7D18E2
Triadic
#E27D18
Split comp.
#E218E2
Split comp.
#E21818

Tints & Shades of #18E27D

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

#34EA8F
#54EDA1
#75F0B3
#95F4C4
#B5F7D6
#D5FBE8

Shades

#15C66E
#11A65C
#0F8A4D
#0B6A3B
#084E2B
#052E1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #18E27D.

How #18E27D 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#18E27D
Protanopia#D0D07E
Protanomaly#A6D87E
Deuteranopia#BEBE83
Deuteranomaly#97CD80
Tritanopia#50D9D9
Tritanomaly#40DCBB
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #18E27D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-18e27d: #18E27D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #18E27D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-18e27d': '#18E27D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.886, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_18e27d">#18E27D</color>
SVG fillfill="#18E27D"

More Green Colors

#18E27D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#18E27D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #18E27D?

#18E27D is a mid-tone green — rgb(24, 226, 125) in RGB and hsl(150, 81%, 49%) 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 8.3.

What is the RGB value of #18E27D?

#18E27D is rgb(24, 226, 125) — red 24, green 226, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #18E27D?

#18E27D converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 45%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #18E27D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #18E27D scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #18E27D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #18E27D 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 9.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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