Information about #188B9B color

#188B9B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #188B9B is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(24, 139, 155) — 9.4% red, 54.5% green, 60.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 51 / 6 / 0 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#188B9B presents itself as a strongly colored water-like cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494). Slightly further away sit Java (#259797) and Boy Red (#0E9CA5).

In RGB terms — rgb(24, 139, 155) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #188B9B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#188B9B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#188B9B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#188B9B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#188B9B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#188B9B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#188B9B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#189A68
#189A68

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#188B9B
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#9A188B
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#8B9A18
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#27189A
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#68189A
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#4A9A18
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Nearest named colors to #188B9B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aesthetic Teal color link
Aesthetic Teal

#0D9494

Java color link
Java

#259797

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Metallic Seaweed color link
Metallic Seaweed

#0A7E8C

Dolphins Aqua color link
Dolphins Aqua

#008E97

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Viridian Green color link
Viridian Green

#009698

#188B9B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#188B9B
  • RGB24, 139, 155
  • CMYK51, 6, 0, 39
  • CSSrgb(24, 139, 155)
  • HSL187°, 73%, 35%
  • HSL Precise187.328°, 73.184%, 35.098%
  • HSV187°, 85%, 61%
  • HSB187°, 85%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.094, 0.545, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.094, 0.545, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.094, 0.545, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID188B9B
  • DECIMAL ID1608603
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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