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#18BB9D

#18bb9d ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#18bb9d is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 73.33% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.04% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 168.96°, with 77.25% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.3817

Complementary

  1. #18bb9d
  2. #bb1836

Split complementary

  1. #18bb9d
  2. #bb1887
  3. #bb4c18

Analogous

  1. #18bb4c
  2. #18bb9d
  3. #1887bb

Triadic

  1. #18bb9d
  2. #9d18bb
  3. #bb9d18

Tetradic

  1. #18bb9d
  2. #1836bb
  3. #bb1836
  4. #bb9d18

Square

  1. #18bb9d
  2. #4c18bb
  3. #bb1836
  4. #87bb18

Monochromatic

  1. #07332b
  2. #0f7764
  3. #18bb9d
  4. #3ae6c6
  5. #7eeeda

Shades

#18bb9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18bb9d
  2. #16a88d
  3. #13967e
  4. #11836e
  5. #0e705e
  6. #0c5e4f
  7. #0a4b3f
  8. #07382f
  9. #05251f
  10. #021310
  11. #000000

Tints

#18bb9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18bb9d
  2. #2fc2a7
  3. #46c9b1
  4. #5dcfba
  5. #74d6c4
  6. #8cddce
  7. #a3e4d8
  8. #baebe2
  9. #d1f1eb
  10. #e8f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18bb9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18bb9d
  2. #22b59a
  3. #2daf97
  4. #37a994
  5. #42a391
  6. #4c9e8f
  7. #56988c
  8. #619289
  9. #6b8c86
  10. #768683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85afa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4ae9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a09f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90b49c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80ac9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18bb9d {
  color: #18bb9d;
}
Background
.bg-18bb9d {
  background-color: #18bb9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18bb9d {
  border: 2px solid #18bb9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18bb9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 187 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18bb9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18bb9d, #1887bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18bb9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 187 157 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 5.08 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.23 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.51 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.65 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.84 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.52 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.39 #e74462 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Mint
#18bb9d  rgb(24, 187, 157)  hsl(169, 77%, 41%)  Mint
#bb1836  rgb(187, 24, 54)  hsl(349, 77%, 41%)  Cardinal
#9d18bb  rgb(157, 24, 187)  hsl(289, 77%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#bb9d18  rgb(187, 157, 24)  hsl(49, 77%, 41%)  Brass