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Recognised as Colour

#18A472

  • #18A472
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#18A472 is a cyan with RGB values 24, 164, 114 and HSL 159°, 74%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#18A472#18A472
HEX#18A472
RGBrgb(24, 164, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.6431, 0.4471
RGB percentages9.4%, 64.3%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(158.6, 74.5%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.6, 85.4%, 64.3%)
CMYK85.4%, 0%, 30.5%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,614,962
CSS custom property--colour: #18A472;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#E75B8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1976Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#918B75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 9.8Sea green · ΔE 11.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.7Light seagreen · ΔE 25.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.2Turquoise · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4184A
Analogous#18A42C, #1890A4
Triadic#7218A4, #A47218
Split complementary#A41890, #A42C18
Tetradic#2C18A4, #A4184A, #90A418

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98F0D1
Lighter +30%#6CE9BC
Lighter +20%#3FE3A8
Lighter +10%#1FD091
Darker −10%#117853
Darker −20%#0B4B34
Darker −30%#041F15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00BC79
Less saturated −25%#308D6B

Channel breakdown

R24
G164
B114
Red24 (9.4%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue158.57°
Saturation (HSL)74.47%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 18 · G A4 · B 72

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