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#186a95 color: Cairns

#186a95 is rgb(24, 106, 149) in RGB and oklch(49.845% 0.10081 237.729) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

49.8%
0.101
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.94:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #186a95

#186a95 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.94:1 contrast and black text 3.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cairns (#0a6b92). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #186a95 mixed with white

  1. 186a95
  2. 3678a0
  3. 4e87aa
  4. 6595b5
  5. 7ba4c0
  6. 90b3ca
  7. a6c2d5
  8. bcd1df
  9. d2e0ea
  10. e8f0f4

Darker: #186a95 mixed with black

  1. 186a95
  2. 135b81
  3. 0f4d6d
  4. 0a3f5a
  5. 073148
  6. 042437
  7. 021826
  8. 010d16
  9. 000408
  10. 000001

Calmer: #186a95 with less saturation

  1. 186a95
  2. 266a90
  3. 30698b
  4. 396986
  5. 406881
  6. 47677c
  7. 4d6777
  8. 536672
  9. 58656d
  10. 5e6468

Questions about #186a95

What color is #186a95?

#186a95 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Cairns. In RGB it is rgb(24, 106, 149), in HSL hsl(200.64, 72.25%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.845% 0.10081 237.729).

What colors go well with #186a95?

The complementary color of #186a95 is #8d5220. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007280 and #4a609c. The triadic partners are #8f4863 and #5e6a1d.

Is white or black text more readable on #186a95?

White text reads better on #186a95: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and black gives 3.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #186a95 a warm or cool color?

#186a95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.101.