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#18bc6e color: Welsh Onion

#18bc6e is rgb(24, 188, 110) in RGB and oklch(70.048% 0.16844 154.959) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

70%
0.168
155°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #18bc6e

#18bc6e is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.46:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Welsh Onion (#22bb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #18bc6e mixed with white

  1. 18bc6e
  2. 45c37c
  3. 61ca8b
  4. 78d199
  5. 8ed8a8
  6. a2dfb6
  7. b5e5c4
  8. c8ecd3
  9. daf2e2
  10. edf9f0

Darker: #18bc6e mixed with black

  1. 18bc6e
  2. 13a35f
  3. 0f8b50
  4. 0a7341
  5. 075d33
  6. 044726
  7. 023219
  8. 011f0e
  9. 000d04
  10. 000201

Calmer: #18bc6e with less saturation

  1. 18bc6e
  2. 39b973
  3. 4cb779
  4. 5bb47e
  5. 68b183
  6. 73ae88
  7. 7dab8c
  8. 86a891
  9. 8fa596
  10. 97a29a

Questions about #18bc6e

What color is #18bc6e?

#18bc6e is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Welsh Onion. In RGB it is rgb(24, 188, 110), in HSL hsl(151.46, 77.36%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.048% 0.16844 154.959).

What colors go well with #18bc6e?

The complementary color of #18bc6e is #dc71c8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87af1b and #00baaa. The triadic partners are #8292ff and #f47151.

Is white or black text more readable on #18bc6e?

Black text reads better on #18bc6e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and black gives 8.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #18bc6e a warm or cool color?

#18bc6e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 70% and its chroma 0.168.