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#186E8A

#186e8a ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#186e8a is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 43.14% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.61% cyan, 20.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 194.74°, with 70.37% saturation and 31.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1318

Complementary

  1. #186e8a
  2. #8a3418

Split complementary

  1. #186e8a
  2. #8a1835
  3. #8a6d18

Analogous

  1. #188a6d
  2. #186e8a
  3. #18358a

Triadic

  1. #186e8a
  2. #8a186e
  3. #6e8a18

Tetradic

  1. #186e8a
  2. #34188a
  3. #8a3418
  4. #6e8a18

Square

  1. #186e8a
  2. #6d188a
  3. #8a3418
  4. #358a18

Monochromatic

  1. #030e11
  2. #0d3a49
  3. #186e8a
  4. #23a2cb
  5. #59c0e2

Shades

#186e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #186e8a
  2. #16637c
  3. #13586e
  4. #114d61
  5. #0e4253
  6. #0c3745
  7. #0a2c37
  8. #072129
  9. #05161c
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#186e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #186e8a
  2. #2f7d96
  3. #468ba1
  4. #5d9aad
  5. #74a8b9
  6. #8cb7c5
  7. #a3c5d0
  8. #bad4dc
  9. #d1e2e8
  10. #e8f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#186e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #186e8a
  2. #227089
  3. #2d7288
  4. #377387
  5. #427586
  6. #4c7785
  7. #567984
  8. #617b83
  9. #6b7c82
  10. #767e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #516976 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f6c8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #50618a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c6d8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40668a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00737f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-186e8a {
  color: #186e8a;
}
Background
.bg-186e8a {
  background-color: #186e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-186e8a {
  border: 2px solid #186e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #186e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 110 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-186e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #186e8a, #18358a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-186e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 110 138 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.20 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.30 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.53 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.83 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.90 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 11.27 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.43 #e79175 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#186e8a  rgb(24, 110, 138)  hsl(195, 70%, 32%)  Teal Blue
#8a3418  rgb(138, 52, 24)  hsl(15, 70%, 32%)  Kobe
#8a186e  rgb(138, 24, 110)  hsl(315, 70%, 32%)  Byzantium
#6e8a18  rgb(110, 138, 24)  hsl(75, 70%, 32%)  Olive Drab