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#418B90 Color

#418B90 is rgb(65, 139, 144) in RGB, hsl(184, 38%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 3%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Lagoon (#4C9C9C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#418B90
HEX#418B90
RGBrgb(65, 139, 144)
HSLhsl(184, 38%, 41%)
HSVhsv(184, 55%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 3%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.074 201.3)
LABlab(53.36% -22.84 -10.10)
LCHlch(53.36% 24.98 203.86)

What #418B90 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 #418B90, 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 teal in the library.

#418B90 Channel Values

How #418B90 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 65 · G 139 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 38% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 55% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.95:1 vs white · 5.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #418B90 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 text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #418B90

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #418B90; 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 #418B90

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #418B90.

How #418B90 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#418B90
Protanopia#828290
Protanomaly#6E8690
Deuteranopia#797991
Deuteranomaly#678091
Tritanopia#3F8C8C
Tritanomaly#408B8D
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #418B90 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-418b90: #418B90;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #418B90;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-418b90': '#418B90' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.255, green: 0.545, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_418b90">#418B90</color>
SVG fillfill="#418B90"

More Teal Colors

#418B90 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#418B90 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #418B90?

#418B90 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(65, 139, 144) in RGB and hsl(184, 38%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Lagoon (#4C9C9C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #418B90?

#418B90 is rgb(65, 139, 144) — red 65, green 139, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #418B90?

#418B90 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 3%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #418B90 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #418B90 scores 3.95:1 against white and 5.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #418B90 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #418B90 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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