All About Color #18B8CD

#18B8CD

About #18B8CD

#18B8CD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #18B8CD. In RGB it is red 24, green 184, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 187°, saturation 79%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 88%, 10%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.39:1 on white and 8.78:1 on black.

#18B8CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet18, B8, CD
CMYK88.29%, 10.24%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal24, 184, 205
HSL187°, 79%, 45%
RGB Octal30, 270, 315
HSV (HSB)186.96°, 88.29%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11000, 10111000, 11001101
CIE-L*AB68.67, -30.14, -21.35
RGB Percent9.41%, 72.16%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH68.67, 36.93, 215.31
XYZ28.54, 38.88, 63.76
CIE-L*UV68.67, -49.71, -29.06
xyY0.22, 0.30, 38.88
Hunter-Lab62.36, -27.43, -16.97
RYB9.41%, 42.72%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#18B8CD on a dark background: contrast 8.78:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#18B8CD on a light background: contrast 2.39:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #18B8CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#18B8CD · #56DAEB · #0E6F7B · #CD2D18 · #EB6856

Analogous palette

#18CD2D · #18CD88 · #18B8CD · #185ECD · #2D18CD

Triadic palette

#18B8CD · #CD18B8 · #B8CD18 · #56DAEB · #EB56DA

Tetradic palette

#18B8CD · #8818CD · #CD2D18 · #5ECD18 · #0E6F7B

Monochromatic palette

#083D44 · #107B89 · #18B8CD · #48D7EA · #8DE6F2

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