What color is #18574E?

#18574E 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 #18574E?

The RGB value is 24, 87, 78: 24 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18574E?

The complementary color is #571821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18574E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18574E color

#18574E rgb(24, 87, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #18574E is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 34.1% green and 30.6% blue (24, 87, 78).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 57% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#18574E color codes

HEX	`#18574E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 87, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 34.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 57%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 72%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.05, -22.1, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.05, 22.11, 181.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.159, 7.56, 8.394)`
Decimal	`1595214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18574E, 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 #18574E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#18574E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #18574E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18574e; }
.text { color: #18574e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18574e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 87 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18574e, #184157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #18574E?: #18574E 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 #18574E?: The RGB value is 24, 87, 78: 24 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18574E?: The complementary color is #571821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18574E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.