What color is #18BC9E?

#18BC9E is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Macau. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18BC9E?

The RGB value is 24, 188, 158: 24 red, 188 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18BC9E?

The complementary color is #BC1836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18BC9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18BC9E color

#18BC9E rgb(24, 188, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #18BC9E is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 73.7% green and 62% blue (24, 188, 158).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 77% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Macau (#46C299), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#18BC9E color codes

HEX	`#18BC9E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 188, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 73.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 77%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 87%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.48, -45.8, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.48, 46, 174.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.528, 38.626, 38.504)`
Decimal	`1621150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18BC9E, 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 #18BC9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#18BC9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #18BC9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18bc9e; }
.text { color: #18bc9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18bc9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 188 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18bc9e, #1888bc); }

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Questions

What color is #18BC9E?: #18BC9E is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Macau. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18BC9E?: The RGB value is 24, 188, 158: 24 red, 188 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18BC9E?: The complementary color is #BC1836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18BC9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.