#1A8C9E Color

#1A8C9E is rgb(26, 140, 158) in RGB and hsl(188, 72%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#1A8C9E

HEX#1A8C9E

RGBrgb(26, 140, 158)

HSLhsl(188, 72%, 36%)

HSVhsv(188, 84%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.097 211.5)

CMYKcmyk(84%, 11%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #1A8C9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1A8C9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#1A8C9E Complementary#9E2B1A Analogous#1A9E6D Analogous#1A4A9E Triadic#9E1A8C Triadic#8C9E1A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #1A8C9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#20AFC5 #35C8DE #5DD2E5 #80DCEA #A7E7F1 #CFF2F7

Shades

#167988 #136976 #105660 #0D464F #093339 #062327

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