#196979#196979

#196979 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.077 H 214.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196979
RGB	rgb(25, 105, 121)
HSL	hsl(190, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(190, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 13.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, -17.41, -15.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 23.41, 221.97°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% -0.0634 -0.0437)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.077 214.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.9022, 11.6892, 19.8725)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196979 #792919

analogous

#197959 #196979 #193979

triadic

#196979 #791969 #697919

tetradic

#196979 #591979 #792919 #397919

square

#196979 #591979 #792919 #397919

split-complementary

#196979 #791939 #795919

monochromatic

#051619 #0F3D46 #196979 #2395AC #37BBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#196979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#196979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196979

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196979	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E657A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515C79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 105, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.077 214.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67949f',
    500: '#196979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196979;
$custom-light: #67949f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190,
    "s": 65.753,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48204,
    "c": 0.07699,
    "h": 214.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196979

secondary

#AE5240

accent

#5B3FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196979

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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