What color is #206186?

#206186 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #206186?

The RGB value is 32, 97, 134: 32 red, 97 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #206186?

The complementary color is #864520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #206186?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#206186 color

#206186 rgb(32, 97, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #206186 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 38% green and 52.5% blue (32, 97, 134).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 61% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Motion (#1D5C83), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#206186 color codes

HEX	`#206186`
RGB	`rgb(32, 97, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 38%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 61%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 76%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 28%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.86, -7.12, -26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.86, 27.35, 254.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.172, 10.577, 24.108)`
Decimal	`2122118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #206186, 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 #206186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#206186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #206186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #206186; }
.text { color: #206186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #206186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 97 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #206186, #202e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #206186?: #206186 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #206186?: The RGB value is 32, 97, 134: 32 red, 97 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #206186?: The complementary color is #864520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #206186?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.