What color is #018498?

#018498 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Cruising. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cruising?

The RGB value is 1, 132, 152: 1 red, 132 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cruising?

The complementary color is #981501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #018498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cruising color: hex code #018498

#018498 rgb(1, 132, 152)

Shades of teal

Cruising has the hex code #018498. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 51.8% green and 59.6% blue (1, 132, 152).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 99% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

Cruising (#018498) color codes

HEX	`#018498`
RGB	`rgb(1, 132, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 51.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 99%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 99%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 13%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.42, -22.69, -19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.42, 29.76, 220.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.929, 18.774, 32.589)`
Decimal	`99480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cruising, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #018498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#018498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #018498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #018498; }
.text { color: #018498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #018498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 132 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #018498, #013898); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

See #018498 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #018498?: #018498 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Cruising. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cruising?: The RGB value is 1, 132, 152: 1 red, 132 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cruising?: The complementary color is #981501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #018498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.