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#18e8cd color: Fake Jade

#18e8cd is rgb(24, 232, 205) in RGB and oklch(83.548% 0.1489 180.165) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

83.5%
0.149
180°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc -28
Black text
13.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 79

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About #18e8cd

#18e8cd is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 83.5% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.56:1 contrast and black text 13.46:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fake Jade (#13eac9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-300.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #18e8cd mixed with white

  1. 18e8cd
  2. 4febd2
  3. 6dedd7
  4. 85f0dc
  5. 9af2e1
  6. adf5e6
  7. bef7eb
  8. cff9f0
  9. e0fbf5
  10. f0fdfa

Darker: #18e8cd mixed with black

  1. 18e8cd
  2. 13cab2
  3. 0fac98
  4. 0a907e
  5. 077466
  6. 04594e
  7. 024038
  8. 012923
  9. 00130f
  10. 000302

Calmer: #18e8cd with less saturation

  1. 18e8cd
  2. 47e5cd
  3. 61e2cc
  4. 74e0cc
  5. 84ddcb
  6. 92d9cb
  7. 9fd6cb
  8. aad3ca
  9. b5d0ca
  10. bfccc9

Questions about #18e8cd

What color is #18e8cd?

#18e8cd is bright light teal. The closest named color is Fake Jade. In RGB it is rgb(24, 232, 205), in HSL hsl(172.21, 81.89%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.548% 0.1489 180.165).

What colors go well with #18e8cd?

The complementary color of #18e8cd is #ffa6c5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7ae495 and #00e2fe. The triadic partners are #d5b7ff and #ffb264.

Is white or black text more readable on #18e8cd?

Black text reads better on #18e8cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and black gives 13.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #18e8cd a warm or cool color?

#18e8cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 83.5% and its chroma 0.149.