#188EA5 Color

#188EA5 is rgb(24, 142, 165) in RGB and hsl(190, 75%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#188EA5

HEX#188EA5

RGBrgb(24, 142, 165)

HSLhsl(190, 75%, 37%)

HSVhsv(190, 85%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.101 215.3)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 14%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #188EA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #188EA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#188EA5 Complementary#A52F18 Analogous#18A576 Analogous#1847A5 Triadic#A5188E Triadic#8EA518

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #188EA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1DB0CD #32C4E2 #5AD0E7 #82DBED #AAE7F3 #CEF1F8

Shades

#147A8F #126B7D #0F5867 #0B4550 #08323A #062228

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