What color is #1794BA?

#1794BA is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swimmer. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1794BA?

The RGB value is 23, 148, 186: 23 red, 148 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1794BA?

The complementary color is #BA3D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1794BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1794BA color

#1794BA rgb(23, 148, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1794BA is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 58% green and 72.9% blue (23, 148, 186).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 78% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Swimmer (#0A91BF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#1794BA color codes

HEX	`#1794BA`
RGB	`rgb(23, 148, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 58%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 78%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 88%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.98, -18.17, -28.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.98, 33.95, 237.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.802, 24.905, 50.208)`
Decimal	`1545402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1794BA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1794BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1794BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1794BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1794ba; }
.text { color: #1794ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1794ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 148 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1794ba, #1743ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #1794BA?: #1794BA is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Swimmer. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1794BA?: The RGB value is 23, 148, 186: 23 red, 148 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1794BA?: The complementary color is #BA3D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1794BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.