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#196992 color: Cairns

#196992 is rgb(25, 105, 146) in RGB and oklch(49.45% 0.09797 236.886) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

49.5%
0.098
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #196992

#196992 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.04:1 contrast and black text 3.48:1, 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: #196992 mixed with white

  1. 196992
  2. 37779d
  3. 4f86a8
  4. 6595b3
  5. 7ba3be
  6. 90b2c9
  7. a6c1d3
  8. bcd1de
  9. d2e0e9
  10. e8eff4

Darker: #196992 mixed with black

  1. 196992
  2. 145a7e
  3. 104c6b
  4. 0b3e58
  5. 073146
  6. 042435
  7. 021825
  8. 010c16
  9. 000408
  10. 000001

Calmer: #196992 with less saturation

  1. 196992
  2. 26698d
  3. 306889
  4. 396884
  5. 40677f
  6. 46667a
  7. 4d6575
  8. 526571
  9. 58646c
  10. 5d6367

Questions about #196992

What color is #196992?

#196992 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Cairns. In RGB it is rgb(25, 105, 146), in HSL hsl(200.33, 70.76%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.45% 0.09797 236.886).

What colors go well with #196992?

The complementary color of #196992 is #8b5222. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00717e and #485f99. The triadic partners are #8d4863 and #5e681e.

Is white or black text more readable on #196992?

White text reads better on #196992: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and black gives 3.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #196992 a warm or cool color?

#196992 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.098.