What color is #18BC4C?

#18BC4C is a moderate green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18BC4C?

The RGB value is 24, 188, 76: 24 red, 188 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18BC4C?

The complementary color is #BC1888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18BC4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18BC4C color

#18BC4C rgb(24, 188, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #18BC4C is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 73.7% green and 29.8% blue (24, 188, 76).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 77% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Intoxicate (#11BB55), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#18BC4C color codes

HEX	`#18BC4C`
RGB	`rgb(24, 188, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 73.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 77%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 87%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 60%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, -62.2, 44.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 76.76, 144.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.663, 36.68, 12.88)`
Decimal	`1621068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18BC4C, 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 #18BC4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#18BC4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	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 #18BC4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18bc4c; }
.text { color: #18bc4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18bc4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 188 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18bc4c, #18bc9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #18BC4C?: #18BC4C is a moderate green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18BC4C?: The RGB value is 24, 188, 76: 24 red, 188 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18BC4C?: The complementary color is #BC1888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18BC4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.