Information about #196166 color

#196166 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#196166 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(25, 97, 102) — 9.8% red, 38% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 2 / 0 / 60. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #196166 reads as a energetic, saturated cyan and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Caesar (#1B6767). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Globe (#256761) and Dark Green Blue (#1F6357).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(25, 97, 102)), which gives #196166 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #196166: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #196166 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#196166 color variations

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

#196166 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #196166

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

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Robin Hood color link
Robin Hood

#167057

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Dark Aqua color link
Dark Aqua

#05696B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#196166
  • RGB25, 97, 102
  • CMYK30, 2, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(25, 97, 102)
  • HSL184°, 61%, 25%
  • HSL Precise183.896°, 60.63%, 24.902%
  • HSV184°, 75%, 40%
  • HSB184°, 75%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.098, 0.380, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.098, 0.380, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.098, 0.380, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID196166
  • DECIMAL ID1663334
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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