What color is #185B67?

#185B67 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Abyssal Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #185B67?

The RGB value is 24, 91, 103: 24 red, 91 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #185B67?

The complementary color is #672418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #185B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#185B67 color

#185B67 rgb(24, 91, 103)

Shades of teal

The hex color #185B67 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 35.7% green and 40.4% blue (24, 91, 103).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 62% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal Waters (#005765), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#185B67 color codes

HEX	`#185B67`
RGB	`rgb(24, 91, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 35.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 62%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 77%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 12%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.31, -16.02, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.31, 20.54, 218.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.565, 8.655, 14.154)`
Decimal	`1596263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #185B67, 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 #185B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#185B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #185B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #185b67; }
.text { color: #185b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #185b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 91 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #185b67, #183367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #185B67?: #185B67 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Abyssal Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #185B67?: The RGB value is 24, 91, 103: 24 red, 91 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #185B67?: The complementary color is #672418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #185B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.