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#18CD8A

#18cd8a ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#18cd8a is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 80.39% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.68% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 157.79°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.4569

Complementary

  1. #18cd8a
  2. #cd185b

Split complementary

  1. #18cd8a
  2. #cd18b5
  3. #cd2f18

Analogous

  1. #18cd2f
  2. #18cd8a
  3. #18b5cd

Triadic

  1. #18cd8a
  2. #8a18cd
  3. #cd8a18

Tetradic

  1. #18cd8a
  2. #185bcd
  3. #cd185b
  4. #cd8a18

Square

  1. #18cd8a
  2. #2f18cd
  3. #cd185b
  4. #b5cd18

Monochromatic

  1. #08442e
  2. #10895c
  3. #18cd8a
  4. #48eaae
  5. #8cf2cc

Shades

#18cd8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18cd8a
  2. #16b97c
  3. #13a46e
  4. #119061
  5. #0e7b53
  6. #0c6745
  7. #0a5237
  8. #073e29
  9. #05291c
  10. #02150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#18cd8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18cd8a
  2. #2fd296
  3. #46d7a1
  4. #5ddcad
  5. #74e1b9
  6. #8ce6c5
  7. #a3ebd0
  8. #baf0dc
  9. #d1f5e8
  10. #e8faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18cd8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18cd8a
  2. #22c589
  3. #2dbe88
  4. #37b687
  5. #42ae86
  6. #4ca785
  7. #569f84
  8. #619783
  9. #6b8f82
  10. #768881
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90bfa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cabd86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7ae8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1c388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92bb8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cdaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18cd8a {
  color: #18cd8a;
}
Background
.bg-18cd8a {
  background-color: #18cd8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18cd8a {
  border: 2px solid #18cd8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18cd8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 205 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 158 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18cd8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18cd8a, #18b5cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18cd8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 205 138 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 3.63 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 4.68 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.16 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 7.72 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.98 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.06 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.17 #e73275 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#18cd8a  rgb(24, 205, 138)  hsl(158, 79%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#cd185b  rgb(205, 24, 91)  hsl(338, 79%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#8a18cd  rgb(138, 24, 205)  hsl(278, 79%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#cd8a18  rgb(205, 138, 24)  hsl(38, 79%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod