Palettes / Colors / #18FBCA

#18FBCA — Vivid Teal

#18FBCA is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #18FBCA 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.

#18FBCA 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 #FB1849; it also sits naturally between #18FB58 and #18BBFB. 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 98% · Blue 79%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #18FBCA

.text { color: #18FBCA; }
.background { background-color: #18FBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #18FBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(24, 251, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 97%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #18FBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(24, 251, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #18FBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(24, 251, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #18FBCA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB1849:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #18FBCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #18FBCA

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 #18FBCA 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 #18FBCA 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

← #18FBC9  ·  #18FBCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #18FBCA?

#18FBCA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 24, 251, 202). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #18FBCA?

#18FBCA is RGB 24, 251, 202 — HSL 167°, 97%, 54% — CMYK 90%, 0%, 20%, 2%.

What colors go with #18FBCA?

Its complement is #FB1849; analogous partners are #18FB58 and #18BBFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #18FBCA for text?

Black text on #18FBCA has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.