What color is #18CAD1?

#18CAD1 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #18CAD1?

The RGB value is 24, 202, 209: 24 red, 202 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #18CAD1?

The complementary color is #D11F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #18CAD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#18CAD1 color

#18CAD1 rgb(24, 202, 209)

Shades of teal

The hex color #18CAD1 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 79.2% green and 82% blue (24, 202, 209).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 79% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#18CAD1 color codes

HEX	`#18CAD1`
RGB	`rgb(24, 202, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 79.2%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 79%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 89%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 3%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, -37.42, -15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 40.36, 202)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33, 47.034, 67.648)`
Decimal	`1624785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #18CAD1, 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 #18CAD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#18CAD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #18CAD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #18cad1; }
.text { color: #18cad1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #18cad1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 202 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #18cad1, #186ed1); }

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Questions

What color is #18CAD1?: #18CAD1 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #18CAD1?: The RGB value is 24, 202, 209: 24 red, 202 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #18CAD1?: The complementary color is #D11F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #18CAD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.