#196A96#196A96

#196A96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.102 H 238.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196A96
RGB	rgb(25, 106, 150)
HSL	hsl(201, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(201, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.3%, 29.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, -7.34, -30.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 31.47, 256.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.92% -0.0531 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(49.92% 0.102 238.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.0578, 12.7154, 30.7198)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196A96 #964519

analogous

#199684 #196A96 #192C96

triadic

#196A96 #96196A #6A9619

tetradic

#196A96 #841996 #964519 #2C9619

square

#196A96 #841996 #964519 #2C9619

split-complementary

#196A96 #96192C #968419

monochromatic

#08202D #104562 #196A96 #228FCA #49ABE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#196A96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#196A96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196A96

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196A96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196A96	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196a96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 106, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.102 238.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c94b5',
    500: '#196a96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196a96;
$custom-light: #6c94b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196a96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.12,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49921,
    "c": 0.10162,
    "h": 238.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196A96

secondary

#C27349

accent

#793AEE

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #196A96

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

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