#185e5c

Color #185e5c

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 10.81 Nearest Tailwind class teal-800 #005f5a · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#185e5c

RGB

rgb(24, 94, 92)

HSL

hsl(178.3, 59.3%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(178.3, 74.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 2.1%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(35.93, -21.37, -5.07)

LCH

lch(35.93, 21.96, 193.35)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.0669, 192.17)

HWB

hwb(178.3, 9.4%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e181a

Analogous

#185e39

#185e5c

#183d5e

Triadic

#185e5c

#5c185e

#5e5c18

Split-complementary

#185e5c

#5e183d

#5e3918

Tetradic

#185e5c

#181a5e

#5e181a

#5e5c18

Square

#185e5c

#39185e

#5e181a

#3d5e18

Shades

Color #185e5c mixed toward black.

#144e4d

#103f3d

#0c2f2e

#081f1f

#04100f

Tints

Color #185e5c mixed toward white.

#25928f

#33c6c2

#63d7d4

#97e4e2

#cbf2f1

Tones

Color #185e5c mixed toward gray.

#1e5856

#245251

#294c4b

#2f4746

#354140

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.79:1

White text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#41425c · ΔE 25.7

Deuteranopia

#3e385d · ΔE 29.1

Tritanopia

#205d5d · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #185e5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#185e5c]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#185e5c (#185e5c) is rgb(24, 94, 92) in RGB.

No, #185e5c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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