#198BAE Color

#198BAE is rgb(25, 139, 174) in RGB and hsl(194, 75%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#198BAE

HEX#198BAE

RGBrgb(25, 139, 174)

HSLhsl(194, 75%, 39%)

HSVhsv(194, 86%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.107 225)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 20%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #198BAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #198BAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#198BAE Complementary#AE3C19 Analogous#19AE86 Analogous#1941AE Triadic#AE198B Triadic#8BAE19

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #198BAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1EA8D2 #3BBCE3 #5EC8E8 #87D6EE #AAE2F3 #D2F0F9

Shades

#167998 #126881 #0F566B #0C4455 #09323E #062028

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