#196EA3 Color

#196EA3 is rgb(25, 110, 163) in RGB and hsl(203, 73%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. White text is most readable on this background.

#196EA3

HEX#196EA3

RGBrgb(25, 110, 163)

HSLhsl(203, 73%, 37%)

HSVhsv(203, 85%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.113 242.4)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 33%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #196EA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #196EA3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#196EA3 Complementary#A34E19 Analogous#19A393 Analogous#192AA3 Triadic#A3196E Triadic#6EA319

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #196EA3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2089CB #349EDF #5CB1E6 #83C4EC #ABD7F2 #CEE8F7

Shades

#165F8D #13547C #104565 #0C364F #092739 #061B28

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