#188EA0 Color

#188EA0 is rgb(24, 142, 160) in RGB and hsl(188, 74%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#188EA0

HEX#188EA0

RGBrgb(24, 142, 160)

HSLhsl(188, 74%, 36%)

HSVhsv(188, 85%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.098 211.1)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 11%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #188EA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #188EA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#188EA0 Complementary#A02A18 Analogous#18A06E Analogous#184AA0 Triadic#A0188E Triadic#8EA018

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #188EA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1EB1C8 #33C9E1 #5BD4E6 #7EDDEC #A6E8F2 #CEF2F8

Shades

#157A8A #126A78 #0F5762 #0C4750 #09333A #062328

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