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#18DCD3

#18dcd3 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#18dcd3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 86.27% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 177.24°, with 80.33% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.5608

Complementary

  1. #18dcd3
  2. #dc1821

Split complementary

  1. #18dcd3
  2. #dc1883
  3. #dc7118

Analogous

  1. #18dc71
  2. #18dcd3
  3. #1883dc

Triadic

  1. #18dcd3
  2. #d318dc
  3. #dcd318

Tetradic

  1. #18dcd3
  2. #1821dc
  3. #dc1821
  4. #dcd318

Square

  1. #18dcd3
  2. #7118dc
  3. #dc1821
  4. #83dc18

Monochromatic

  1. #09524f
  2. #109791
  3. #18dcd3
  4. #54ece5
  5. #99f4f0

Shades

#18dcd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18dcd3
  2. #16c6be
  3. #13b0a9
  4. #119a94
  5. #0e847f
  6. #0c6e6a
  7. #0a5854
  8. #07423f
  9. #052c2a
  10. #021615
  11. #000000

Tints

#18dcd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18dcd3
  2. #2fe0d7
  3. #46e3dc
  4. #5de7e0
  5. #74eae5
  6. #8ceee9
  7. #a3f1ed
  8. #baf5f2
  9. #d1f8f6
  10. #e8fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18dcd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18dcd3
  2. #22d3cb
  3. #2dcac2
  4. #37c0ba
  5. #42b7b2
  6. #4caeaa
  7. #56a5a1
  8. #619c99
  9. #6b9291
  10. #768988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecfcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd0d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bed4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5d5d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92cbd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18dcd3 {
  color: #18dcd3;
}
Background
.bg-18dcd3 {
  background-color: #18dcd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-18dcd3 {
  border: 2px solid #18dcd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18dcd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 220 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18dcd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18dcd3, #1883dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18dcd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 220 211 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.66 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.72 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.39 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.80 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.16 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.74 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.23 #e7232c Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#18dcd3  rgb(24, 220, 211)  hsl(177, 80%, 48%)  Turquoise
#dc1821  rgb(220, 24, 33)  hsl(357, 80%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#d318dc  rgb(211, 24, 220)  hsl(297, 80%, 48%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd318  rgb(220, 211, 24)  hsl(57, 80%, 48%)  Citrine