#188EA5 Hex Color

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Hex color #188ea5 graphic
#188ea5 is a hex color. It can be described as unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #188ea5.

Questions about #188ea5

What is #188ea5 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #188ea5 is rgb(24, 142, 165), in HSL hsl(190, 75%, 37%) and in CMYK 85%, 14%, 0%, 35%.
Is #188ea5 readable on white or black?
#188ea5 has a 3.85:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.45:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.