#188BA5 Color

#188BA5 is rgb(24, 139, 165) in RGB and hsl(191, 75%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#188BA5

HEX#188BA5

RGBrgb(24, 139, 165)

HSLhsl(191, 75%, 37%)

HSVhsv(191, 85%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(59% 0.101 218.2)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 16%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #188BA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #188BA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#188BA5 Complementary#A53218 Analogous#18A578 Analogous#1844A5 Triadic#A5188B Triadic#8BA518

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #188BA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1DADCD #32C1E2 #5ACDE7 #82DAED #AAE6F3 #CEF0F8

Shades

#14788F #12697D #0F5767 #0B4450 #08313A #062228

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