What color is #18C887?

#18C887 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Magical Malachite. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18C887?

The RGB value is 24, 200, 135: 24 red, 200 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18C887?

The complementary color is #C81859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18C887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18C887 color

#18C887 rgb(24, 200, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #18C887 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 78.4% green and 52.9% blue (24, 200, 135).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 79% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Magical Malachite (#22CC88), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#18C887 color codes

HEX	`#18C887`
RGB	`rgb(24, 200, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 78.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 79%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 88%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 32%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.72, -56.05, 21.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.72, 59.93, 159.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.401, 43.249, 29.926)`
Decimal	`1624199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18C887, 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 #18C887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#18C887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #18C887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18c887; }
.text { color: #18c887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18c887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 200 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18c887, #18b1c8); }

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Questions

What color is #18C887?: #18C887 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Magical Malachite. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18C887?: The RGB value is 24, 200, 135: 24 red, 200 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18C887?: The complementary color is #C81859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18C887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.