#138EBE Color

#138EBE is rgb(19, 142, 190) in RGB and hsl(197, 82%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#138EBE

HEX#138EBE

RGBrgb(19, 142, 190)

HSLhsl(197, 82%, 41%)

HSVhsv(197, 90%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.12 232.1)

CMYKcmyk(90%, 25%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #138EBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #138EBE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#138EBE Complementary#BE4313 Analogous#13BE99 Analogous#1338BE Triadic#BE138E Triadic#8EBE13

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #138EBE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#16A9E3 #37B8EB #5DC5EF #86D4F3 #ABE1F7 #D1EFFA

Shades

#117CA7 #0E688B #0B5674 #09455D #073446 #041F2A

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