Close to Teal
#187D83
#187D83 is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Teal. In RGB it’s made of 9.4% red, 49% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 183°, with 69% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #187D83.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.88:1 AABlack text on this color
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4.30:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #187D83 as they’d see it.
#187D83 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #187D83
What color is #187D83?
#187D83 is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Teal. In RGB it’s made of 9.4% red, 49% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 183°, with 69% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #187D83 in RGB?
#187D83 is rgb(24, 125, 131): 24 red, 125 green, and 131 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #187D83 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(82, 5, 0, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #187D83?
PANTONE 322 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #187D83?
Its complement #9C6258 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.