What color is #18554F?

#18554F is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18554F?

The RGB value is 24, 85, 79: 24 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18554F?

The complementary color is #55181E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18554F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18554F color

#18554F rgb(24, 85, 79)

Shades of teal

The hex color #18554F is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 33.3% green and 31% blue (24, 85, 79).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 56% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#18554F color codes

HEX	`#18554F`
RGB	`rgb(24, 85, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 33.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 56%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 72%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.38, -20.74, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.38, 20.86, 185.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.036, 7.255, 8.531)`
Decimal	`1594703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18554F, 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 #18554F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18554F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #18554F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18554f; }
.text { color: #18554f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18554f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 85 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18554f, #183d55); }

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Questions

What color is #18554F?: #18554F is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18554F?: The RGB value is 24, 85, 79: 24 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18554F?: The complementary color is #55181E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18554F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.