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#185B63 Color

#185B63 is rgb(24, 91, 99) in RGB, hsl(186, 61%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 8%, 0%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petrol (#005F6A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#185B63
HEX#185B63
RGBrgb(24, 91, 99)
HSLhsl(186, 61%, 24%)
HSVhsv(186, 76%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 8%, 0%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(43.4% 0.066 206.7)
LABlab(34.92% -19.05 -10.97)
LCHlch(34.92% 21.98 209.95)

What #185B63 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #185B63, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#185B63 Channel Values

How #185B63 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 24 · G 91 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 186° · S 61% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 186° · S 76% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.73:1 vs white · 2.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #185B63 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #185B63

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #185B63; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #185B63

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #185B63.

How #185B63 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#185B63
Protanopia#545463
Protanomaly#435763
Deuteranopia#4C4C64
Deuteranomaly#3E5364
Tritanopia#135C5C
Tritanomaly#155C5F
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #185B63 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-185b63: #185B63;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #185B63;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-185b63': '#185B63' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.094, green: 0.357, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_185b63">#185B63</color>
SVG fillfill="#185B63"

More Teal Colors

#185B63 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#185B63 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #185B63?

#185B63 is a dark teal — rgb(24, 91, 99) in RGB and hsl(186, 61%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petrol (#005F6A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.76.

What is the RGB value of #185B63?

#185B63 is rgb(24, 91, 99) — red 24, green 91, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #185B63?

#185B63 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 8%, 0%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #185B63 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #185B63 scores 7.73:1 against white and 2.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #185B63 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #185B63 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.48, which is visibly different.

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