Palettes / Colors / #18878B

#18878B — Teal

#18878B is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #18878B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#18878B is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8C1C18; it also sits naturally between #188C55 and #184E8C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 53% · Blue 55%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 45%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #18878B

.text { color: #18878B; }
.background { background-color: #18878B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #18878B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(24, 135, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 71%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #18878B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(24, 135, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #18878B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(24, 135, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#18878B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#18878B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8C1C18:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #18878B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #18878B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #18878B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #18878B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #18878A  ·  #18878C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #18878B?

#18878B is Teal, a teal color (RGB 24, 135, 139). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #18878B?

#18878B is RGB 24, 135, 139 — HSL 182°, 71%, 32% — CMYK 83%, 3%, 0%, 45%.

What colors go with #18878B?

Its complement is #8C1C18; analogous partners are #188C55 and #184E8C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #18878B for text?

Black text on #18878B has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.31:1.