Colour
#18D6BE
- #18D6BE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#18D6BE is a cyan with RGB values 24, 214, 190 and HSL 172°, 80%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#18D6BE#18D6BE
HEX#18D6BE
RGBrgb(24, 214, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.8392, 0.7451
RGB percentages9.4%, 83.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(172.4, 79.8%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.4, 88.8%, 83.9%)
CMYK88.8%, 0%, 11.2%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,627,838
CSS custom property--colour: #18D6BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.4:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#E72941
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D61830
Analogous#18D65F, #188FD6
Triadic#BE18D6, #D6BE18
Split complementary#D6188F, #D65F18
Tetradic#5F18D6, #D61830, #8FD618
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R24
G214
B190
Red24 (9.4%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue172.42°
Saturation (HSL)79.83%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 18 · G D6 · B BE
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