Information about #18AFAA color

#18AFAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #18AFAA is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(24, 175, 170) — 9.4% red, 68.6% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 59 / 0 / 2 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#18AFAA presents itself as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Sea Green (#20B2AA). Nearby in the Register you will also find AITriedPume (#13B6A9) and Spring Teal (#0EA7A5).

In RGB terms — rgb(24, 175, 170) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #18AFAA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#18AFAA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#18AFAA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #18AFAA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#18AFAA
  • RGB24, 175, 170
  • CMYK59, 0, 2, 31
  • CSSrgb(24, 175, 170)
  • HSL178°, 76%, 39%
  • HSL Precise178.013°, 75.879%, 39.02%
  • HSV178°, 86%, 69%
  • HSB178°, 86%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.094, 0.686, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.094, 0.686, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.094, 0.686, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID18AFAA
  • DECIMAL ID1617834
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01