#196B59#196B59

#196B59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.082 H 174.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196B59
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 89)
HSL	hsl(167, 62%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(167, 77%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 0%, 16.8%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, -28.66, 3.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 28.84, 173.61°)
OKLab	oklab(47.52% -0.0811 0.0081)
OKLCH	oklch(47.52% 0.082 174.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.4608, 11.4425, 11.2647)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196B59 #6B192B

analogous

#196B30 #196B59 #19546B

triadic

#196B59 #59196B #6B5919

tetradic

#196B59 #30196B #6B192B #546B19

square

#196B59 #30196B #6B192B #546B19

split-complementary

#196B59 #6B1954 #6B3019

monochromatic

#061915 #0D3930 #196B59 #259D82 #30CEAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#196B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#196B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196B59

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196B59	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676458

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5C5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.082 174.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649687',
    500: '#196b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196b59;
$custom-light: #649687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.829,
    "s": 62.121,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47522,
    "c": 0.08154,
    "h": 174.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196B59

secondary

#A13F55

accent

#4366E5

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #196B59

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

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