Palettes / Colors / #18CD74

#18CD74 — Vivid Green

#18CD74 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color SpringGreen (#00FF7F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: springgreen (#00FF7F) — not an exact match. CSS springgreen gives you #00FF7F, a different color; use #18CD74 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.

#18CD74 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #CD1873; it also sits naturally between #18CD18 and #18CDCD. 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 80% · Blue 45%

Cyan 88% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #18CD74

.text { color: #18CD74; }
.background { background-color: #18CD74; }
.border { border: 3px solid #18CD74; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(24, 205, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(150, 79%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #18CD74; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(24, 205, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #18CD74; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(24, 205, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#18CD74">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#18CD74">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD1873:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #18CD74: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #18CD74

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 #18CD74 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 #18CD74 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

← #18CD73  ·  #18CD75 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #18CD74?

#18CD74 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 24, 205, 116). Its closest standard named color is SpringGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #18CD74?

#18CD74 is RGB 24, 205, 116 — HSL 150°, 79%, 45% — CMYK 88%, 0%, 43%, 20%.

What colors go with #18CD74?

Its complement is #CD1873; analogous partners are #18CD18 and #18CDCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #18CD74 for text?

Black text on #18CD74 has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.