What color is #188E85?

#188E85 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #188E85?

The RGB value is 24, 142, 133: 24 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #188E85?

The complementary color is #8E1821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #188E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#188E85 color

#188E85 rgb(24, 142, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #188E85 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 55.7% green and 52.2% blue (24, 142, 133).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 71% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Go Go Green (#008A7D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#188E85 color codes

HEX	`#188E85`
RGB	`rgb(24, 142, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 55.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 71%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 83%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.2, -32.47, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.2, 32.72, 187.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.281, 21.232, 25.531)`
Decimal	`1609349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #188E85, 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 #188E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#188E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #188E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #188e85; }
.text { color: #188e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #188e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 142 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #188e85, #185c8e); }

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Questions

What color is #188E85?: #188E85 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Go Go Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #188E85?: The RGB value is 24, 142, 133: 24 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #188E85?: The complementary color is #8E1821, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #188E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.