#196B56#196B56

#196B56 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.084 H 171.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196B56
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 86)
HSL	hsl(165, 62%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(165, 77%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 0%, 19.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, -29.49, 4.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 29.90, 170.55°)
OKLab	oklab(47.43% -0.0827 0.0125)
OKLCH	oklch(47.43% 0.084 171.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.3374, 11.3931, 10.6147)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196B56 #6B192E

analogous

#196B2D #196B56 #19576B

triadic

#196B56 #56196B #6B5619

tetradic

#196B56 #2D196B #6B192E #576B19

square

#196B56 #2D196B #6B192E #576B19

split-complementary

#196B56 #6B1957 #6B2D19

monochromatic

#061914 #0D392E #196B56 #259D7E #30CEA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#196B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#196B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196B56

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196B56	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5C57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.084 171.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649685',
    500: '#196b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196b56;
$custom-light: #649685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.634,
    "s": 62.121,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47429,
    "c": 0.08365,
    "h": 171.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196B56

secondary

#A13F58

accent

#436CE5

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #196B56

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

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