#188BA0#188BA0

#188BA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.098 H 214.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#188BA0
RGB	rgb(24, 139, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 74%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 85%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(85%, 13.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.16, -22.32, -19.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.16, 29.76, 221.42°)
OKLab	oklab(58.74% -0.0814 -0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(58.74% 0.098 214.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9517, 21.1954, 36.5013)
Luminance	0.2120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#188BA0 #A02D18

analogous

#18A071 #188BA0 #1847A0

triadic

#188BA0 #A0188B #8BA018

tetradic

#188BA0 #7118A0 #A02D18 #47A018

square

#188BA0 #7118A0 #A02D18 #47A018

split-complementary

#188BA0 #A01847 #A07118

monochromatic

#082F36 #105D6B #188BA0 #20B9D5 #4ECDE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#188BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#188BA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #188BA0

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##188BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##188BA0	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C86A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A79A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009392

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #188ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 139, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.098 214.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70adbc',
    500: '#188ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #188ba0;
$custom-light: #70adbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#188ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.265,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58737,
    "c": 0.09822,
    "h": 214.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#188BA0

secondary

#C6604D

accent

#5437F1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #188BA0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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