What color is #195B68?

#195B68 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 #195B68?

The RGB value is 25, 91, 104: 25 red, 91 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #195B68?

The complementary color is #682619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #195B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#195B68 color

#195B68 rgb(25, 91, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #195B68 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.8% red, 35.7% green and 40.8% blue (25, 91, 104).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 61% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% 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 7.67:1).

#195B68 color codes

HEX	`#195B68`
RGB	`rgb(25, 91, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.8%, 35.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 61%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 76%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 12%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.38, -15.52, -13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.38, 20.49, 220.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.64, 8.688, 14.421)`
Decimal	`1661800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #195B68, 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 #195B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#195B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #195B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #195b68; }
.text { color: #195b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #195b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(25 91 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #195b68, #193468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #195B68?: #195B68 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 #195B68?: The RGB value is 25, 91, 104: 25 red, 91 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #195B68?: The complementary color is #682619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #195B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.