Recognised as Colour
#18DED3
- #18DED3
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#18DED3 is a cyan with RGB values 24, 222, 211 and HSL 177°, 80%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#18DED3#18DED3
HEX#18DED3
RGBrgb(24, 222, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.0941, 0.8706, 0.8275
RGB percentages9.4%, 87.1%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(176.7, 80.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.7, 89.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK89.2%, 0%, 5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,629,907
CSS custom property--colour: #18DED3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#E7212C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DE1823
Analogous#18DE70, #1886DE
Triadic#D318DE, #DED318
Split complementary#DE1886, #DE7018
Tetradic#7018DE, #DE1823, #86DE18
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R24
G222
B211
Red24 (9.4%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue176.67°
Saturation (HSL)80.49%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 18 · G DE · B D3
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