What color is #185C8E?

#185C8E is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Hyper Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #185C8E?

The RGB value is 24, 92, 142: 24 red, 92 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #185C8E?

The complementary color is #8E4A18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #185C8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#185C8E color

#185C8E rgb(24, 92, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #185C8E is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 36.1% green and 55.7% blue (24, 92, 142).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 71% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Blue (#015F97), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#185C8E color codes

HEX	`#185C8E`
RGB	`rgb(24, 92, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 36.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 71%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 83%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 35%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.48, -1.92, -33.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.48, 33.49, 266.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.084, 9.8, 26.999)`
Decimal	`1596558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #185C8E, 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 #185C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#185C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #185C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #185c8e; }
.text { color: #185c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #185c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 92 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #185c8e, #18218e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #185C8E?: #185C8E is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Hyper Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #185C8E?: The RGB value is 24, 92, 142: 24 red, 92 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #185C8E?: The complementary color is #8E4A18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #185C8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.