What color is #195258?

#195258 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #195258?

The RGB value is 25, 82, 88: 25 red, 82 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #195258?

The complementary color is #581F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #195258?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#195258 color

#195258 rgb(25, 82, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #195258 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 32.2% green and 34.5% blue (25, 82, 88).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 56% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#195258 color codes

HEX	`#195258`
RGB	`rgb(25, 82, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 32.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 56%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 72%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 7%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.68, -15.97, -8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.68, 18.29, 209.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.179, 6.945, 10.298)`
Decimal	`1659480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #195258, 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 #195258	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#195258 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #195258 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #195258; }
.text { color: #195258; }
.border { border: 2px solid #195258; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 82 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #195258, #193358); }

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Questions

What color is #195258?: #195258 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #195258?: The RGB value is 25, 82, 88: 25 red, 82 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #195258?: The complementary color is #581F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #195258?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.