#196FA9 Color

#196FA9 is rgb(25, 111, 169) in RGB and hsl(204, 74%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. White text is most readable on this background.

#196FA9

HEX#196FA9

RGBrgb(25, 111, 169)

HSLhsl(204, 74%, 38%)

HSVhsv(204, 85%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.119 244.4)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 34%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #196FA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #196FA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#196FA9 Complementary#A95319 Analogous#19A99A Analogous#1928A9 Triadic#A9196F Triadic#6FA919

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #196FA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1F8AD1 #379DE1 #5FB1E7 #83C2EC #ABD6F2 #CEE7F8

Shades

#166192 #13527C #0F4366 #0D3854 #09293E #061A28

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