#196AA4 Color

#196AA4 is rgb(25, 106, 164) in RGB and hsl(205, 74%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. White text is most readable on this background.

#196AA4

HEX#196AA4

RGBrgb(25, 106, 164)

HSLhsl(205, 74%, 37%)

HSVhsv(205, 85%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.118 245.7)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 35%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #196AA4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #196AA4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#196AA4 Complementary#A45319 Analogous#19A499 Analogous#1924A4 Triadic#A4196A Triadic#6AA419

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #196AA4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1E84CC #3398E1 #5BACE6 #83C0EC #ABD5F2 #CEE6F8

Shades

#155C8E #13507C #0F4266 #0C3450 #09253A #061A28

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