#194C53

Accessibility

AAA

9.55:1

Vs white / black

9.55:1 · 2.2:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#194c53

RGB

rgb(25, 76, 83)

RGBA

rgba(25, 76, 83, 1)

HSL

hsl(187, 54%, 21%)

HSLA

hsla(187, 54%, 21%, 1)

HSV

hsv(187, 70%, 33%)

LAB

lab(29.41% -14.24 -9.15)

LCH

lch(29.41% 16.93 212.72)

OKLAB

oklab(0.386 -0.0481 -0.0254)

OKLCH

oklch(0.386 0.0544 207.84)

XYZ

xyz(4.55, 6.00, 9.10)

CMYK

cmyk(70%, 8%, 0%, 67%)

CSS

color: #194c53;

CSS variable

--color-194c53: #194c53;

SCSS

$color-194c53: #194c53;

JavaScript

const color = "#194c53";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#194c53";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#194c53" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#194c53", "rgb": { "r": 25, "g": 76, "b": 83 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.386 0.0544 207.84)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#194c53-1: #194c53;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-900

Very different · ΔE 6.24 · #134E4A

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateGray

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.35 · #2F4F4F

Nearest Material color

cyan-900

Very different · ΔE 7.69 · #006064

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 17.13 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ddfcff 100cdeff4 200b5dde3 3009ac7ce 40079acb3 5005e9097 6004e787f 7003c6066 8002c494e 9001c3337 950091e21

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

ecf0f1 d9e1e2 c6d2d4 b2c3c6 9fb4b7 8ca6a9 79979b 66888c 53797e 3f6a70 2c5b61 194c53 17464c 153f45 13393e 113337 0f2c30 0d262a 0a2023 08191c 061315 040d0e 020607

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

ecf0f1 d9e1e2 c6d2d4 b2c3c6 9fb4b7 8ca6a9 79979b 66888c 53797e 3f6a70 2c5b61

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

17464c 153f45 13393e 113337 0f2c30 0d262a 0a2023 08191c 061315 040d0e 020607

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

225057 2a555b 33595e 3b5d62 446266 4d666a 556a6d 5e6f71 667375 6f7779 777c7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#194C53Stop 1 #521F19Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#19523CStop 1 #194C53Stop 2 #192F52Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#194C53Stop 1 #52194CStop 2 #4C5219Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#194C53Stop 1 #52192FStop 2 #523C19Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#17484FStop 1 #297E89Stop 2 #3BB4C4Stop 3 #76CBD6Stop 4 #B0E1E8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #194c53 works

#194C53 (#194c53) sits in the cyan family at about 187° hue, 54% saturation, and 21% lightness. Contrast is 9.55:1 on white and 2.2:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-900 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #194c53 is 2.2:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Freshness, clarity, and innovation. Great for tech accents and clean digital products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Cyan range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

DarkSlateGray#2F4F4F Spectrum #305D64#305D64 Tailwind teal 900#134E4A Tailwind cyan 900#164E63 Material Cyan 900#006064 Web Safe #003333#003333 Tailwind cyan 800#155E75 Spectrum #2A6374#2A6374 Material Blue Grey 800#37474F Tailwind teal 800#115E59 Spectrum #2E5B70#2E5B70 Web Safe #336666#336666