#188BA0 Color

#188BA0 is rgb(24, 139, 160) in RGB and hsl(189, 74%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#188BA0

HEX#188BA0

RGBrgb(24, 139, 160)

HSLhsl(189, 74%, 36%)

HSVhsv(189, 85%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.098 214.1)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 13%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #188BA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #188BA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#188BA0 Complementary#A02C18 Analogous#18A070 Analogous#1847A0 Triadic#A0188B Triadic#8BA018

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #188BA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1EAEC8 #33C6E1 #5BD2E6 #7EDBEC #A6E6F2 #CEF1F8

Shades

#15788A #126978 #0F5562 #0C4650 #09323A #062328

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