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#186b5e color: Pacific Queen

#186b5e is rgb(24, 107, 94) in RGB and oklch(47.663% 0.07896 179.66) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

47.7%
0.079
180°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #186b5e

#186b5e is a dusty dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.36:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pacific Queen (#026b5d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-700.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #186b5e mixed with white

  1. 186b5e
  2. 36796d
  3. 4e877c
  4. 64968b
  5. 7aa49b
  6. 90b3ab
  7. a6c2bb
  8. bcd1cc
  9. d2e0dd
  10. e8efee

Darker: #186b5e mixed with black

  1. 186b5e
  2. 135c51
  3. 0f4e44
  4. 0a3f37
  5. 07322b
  6. 04251f
  7. 021814
  8. 010d0a
  9. 000403
  10. 000000

Calmer: #186b5e with less saturation

  1. 186b5e
  2. 256a5e
  3. 2f685e
  4. 37675e
  5. 3e665d
  6. 44645d
  7. 49635d
  8. 4f615d
  9. 54605d
  10. 585e5d

Questions about #186b5e

What color is #186b5e?

#186b5e is dusty dark teal. The closest named color is Pacific Queen. In RGB it is rgb(24, 107, 94), in HSL hsl(170.6, 63.36%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.663% 0.07896 179.66).

What colors go well with #186b5e?

The complementary color of #186b5e is #81495b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a6944 and #0d6875. The triadic partners are #635283 and #7d512c.

Is white or black text more readable on #186b5e?

White text reads better on #186b5e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #186b5e a warm or cool color?

#186b5e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.079.