All About Color #18B2CD

#18B2CD

About #18B2CD

#18B2CD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #18B2CD. In RGB it is red 24, green 178, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 79%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 88%, 13%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.53:1 on white and 8.29:1 on black.

#18B2CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet18, B2, CD
CMYK88.29%, 13.17%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal24, 178, 205
HSL189°, 79%, 45%
RGB Octal30, 262, 315
HSV (HSB)188.95°, 88.29%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11000, 10110010, 11001101
CIE-L*AB66.86, -27.18, -24.11
RGB Percent9.41%, 69.80%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH66.86, 36.33, 221.58
XYZ27.32, 36.44, 63.35
CIE-L*UV66.86, -47.64, -33.92
xyY0.21, 0.29, 36.44
Hunter-Lab60.37, -24.87, -19.96
RYB9.41%, 42.04%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#18B2CD on a dark background: contrast 8.29:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#18B2CD on a light background: contrast 2.53:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #18B2CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#18B2CD · #56D5EB · #0E6B7B · #CD3318 · #EB6C56

Analogous palette

#18CD33 · #18CD8E · #18B2CD · #1858CD · #3318CD

Triadic palette

#18B2CD · #CD18B2 · #B2CD18 · #56D5EB · #EB56D5

Tetradic palette

#18B2CD · #8E18CD · #CD3318 · #58CD18 · #0E6B7B

Monochromatic palette

#083B44 · #107789 · #18B2CD · #48D1EA · #8DE3F2

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