What color is #186866?

#186866 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #186866?

The RGB value is 24, 104, 102: 24 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #186866?

The complementary color is #68181A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #186866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#186866 color

#186866 rgb(24, 104, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #186866 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 40.8% green and 40% blue (24, 104, 102).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 63% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Peacock Pride (#006663), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#186866 color codes

HEX	`#186866`
RGB	`rgb(24, 104, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 40.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 63%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 77%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 2%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, -23.38, -5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 24.06, 193.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.724, 11.053, 14.294)`
Decimal	`1599590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #186866, 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 #186866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#186866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	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 #186866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #186866; }
.text { color: #186866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #186866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 104 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #186866, #184268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #186866?: #186866 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #186866?: The RGB value is 24, 104, 102: 24 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #186866?: The complementary color is #68181A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #186866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.