#188A8C Color

#188A8C is rgb(24, 138, 140) in RGB and hsl(181, 71%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#188A8C

HEX#188A8C

RGBrgb(24, 138, 140)

HSLhsl(181, 71%, 32%)

HSVhsv(181, 83%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.093 196.8)

CMYKcmyk(83%, 1%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #188A8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #188A8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#188A8C Complementary#8C1A18 Analogous#188C54 Analogous#18508C Triadic#8C188A Triadic#8A8C18

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #188A8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1EB0B3 #29D8DB #51DFE1 #7CE7E9 #A3EEEF #CFF6F7

Shades

#15787A #126769 #0F5657 #0C4546 #093434 #062223

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