All About Color #18BBCD

#18BBCD

About #18BBCD

#18BBCD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #18BBCD. In RGB it is red 24, green 187, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 186°, saturation 79%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 88%, 9%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.33:1 on white and 9.03:1 on black.

#18BBCD Color Conversion

Hex triplet18, BB, CD
CMYK88.29%, 8.78%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal24, 187, 205
HSL186°, 79%, 45%
RGB Octal30, 273, 315
HSV (HSB)185.97°, 88.29%, 80.39%
RGB Binary11000, 10111011, 11001101
CIE-L*AB69.57, -31.59, -19.97
RGB Percent9.41%, 73.33%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH69.57, 37.37, 212.30
XYZ29.17, 40.14, 63.97
CIE-L*UV69.57, -50.75, -26.63
xyY0.22, 0.30, 40.14
Hunter-Lab63.36, -28.71, -15.51
RYB9.41%, 43.04%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#18BBCD on a dark background: contrast 9.03:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#18BBCD on a light background: contrast 2.33:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#18BBCD · #56DCEB · #0E707B · #CD2A18 · #EB6556

Analogous palette

#18CD2A · #18CD85 · #18BBCD · #1861CD · #2A18CD

Triadic palette

#18BBCD · #CD18BB · #BBCD18 · #56DCEB · #EB56DC

Tetradic palette

#18BBCD · #8518CD · #CD2A18 · #61CD18 · #0E707B

Monochromatic palette

#083E44 · #107D89 · #18BBCD · #48D9EA · #8DE8F2

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