#18d9aa Color Information

#18d9aa Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #18d9aa. In RGB, it consists of 9.4% Red, 85.1% Green, and 66.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 88.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 21.7% Yellow, and 14.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 165.4°, with saturation of 80.1% and lightness of 47.3%. The decimal value for #18d9aa is 1628586, and its nearest "web safe" color is #00cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #18d9aa is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#18d9aa Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color24, 217, 170 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color9.4%, 85.1%, 66.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.906, 0.149, 0.333 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.889, 0, 0.217, 0.149 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color165.4°, 80.1%, 47.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color165.4°, 88.9%, 85.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color32.445, 52.722, 46.497 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color24, 134, 217 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1628586 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.711, -54.484, 10.961 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.711, 55.576, 168.625 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.711, -63.686, 24.764 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.610, -47.306, 12.860 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.246, 0.400, 52.722 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279818666 / 0xff18d9aa Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#00cc99 Copy
Last Updated: November 28, 2024

Shades of #18d9aa

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #18d9aa, its pure hue is 165.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.1%, and its lightness is 47.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #18d9aa, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #031b15 to #15be95.

Tints of #18d9aa

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #18d9aa, its pure hue is 165.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.1%, and its lightness is 47.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #18d9aa, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #35deb5 to #e2faf4.

Tones of #18d9aa

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #18d9aa, its pure hue is 165.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #18d9aa, which range from #797979 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00f1b6 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #18d9aa

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #18d9aa! For #18d9aa, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #18d9aa. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #18d9aa

This color, #18d9aa, consists of 9.4% Red, 85.1% Green, and 66.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 24, Green = 217, Blue = 170. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #18d9aa is 88.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 21.7% Yellow, and 14.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R9.4%
C88.9%
G85.1%
M0.0%
B66.7%
Y21.7%
K14.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 24 217 170
Octal 30 331 252
Hexa #18 #d9 #aa
Binary 00011000 11011001 10101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 88 0 21 14
Octal 130 0 25 16
Hexa #58 #00 #15 #0e
Binary 01011000 00000000 00010101 00001110

Analogous Colors of #18d9aa

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #18d9aa — which has hue 165.4° — its analogous colors are located at 135.4° and 195.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #18d9aa.

Triadic Colors of #18d9aa

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #18d9aa — which has hue 165.4° — its triadic colors are located at 45.4° and 285.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #18d9aa.

Complementary Color of #18d9aa

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #18d9aa — which has hue 165.4° — its complementary color is located at 345.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #18d9aa.

Split Complementary Colors of #18d9aa

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #18d9aa — which has hue 165.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 15.4° and 315.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #18d9aa.

Tetradic Colors of #18d9aa

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #18d9aa — which has hue 165.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 75.4°, 165.4°, 255.4°, and 345.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #18d9aa.

Monochromatic Colors of #18d9aa

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #18d9aa, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #126752 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #72f8d7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #18d9aa

We want to make getting started with #18d9aa on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #18d9aa into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #18d9aa can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #18d9aa with other HTML elements.

#18d9aa Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #18d9aa.
<span style="color: #18d9aa;">The color of this text is #18d9aa.</span>

#18d9aa Background Color

The background color for this text is #18d9aa.
<div style="background-color: #18d9aa; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #18d9aa.</div>

#18d9aa Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #18d9aa.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #18d9aa;">This color for the shadow of this text is #18d9aa.</span>

#18d9aa Border Color

This is a div with border color #18d9aa.
<div style="border: #18d9aa 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #18d9aa.</div>

#18d9aa Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #18d9aa on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #18d9aa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #18d9aa on a white background.</div></div>

#18d9aa Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #18d9aa on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #18d9aa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #18d9aa on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #18d9aa to White

This is a gradient from #18d9aa to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#18d9aa,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#18d9aa,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#18d9aa,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#18d9aa,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #18d9aa to white.</div>

Gradient from #18d9aa to Black

This is a gradient from #18d9aa to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#18d9aa,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#18d9aa,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#18d9aa,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#18d9aa,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #18d9aa to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #18d9aa

In addition to using #18d9aa on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #18d9aa in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #18d9aa, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 24, Green = 217, Blue = 170). If you need details about the color coordinates of #18d9aa in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #18d9aa
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(24, 217, 170)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #18d9aa; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #18d9aa; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #18d9aa; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(24, 217, 170);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#18d9aa")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:24, green:217, blue:170, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:24 green:217 blue:170 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(24f, 217f, 170f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(24, 217, 170);
 

#18d9aa Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #18d9aa the same way. For those with color blindness, #18d9aa might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #18d9aa looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #18d9aa is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #18d9aa looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #18d9aa will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #18d9aa is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text