#196B6B#196B6B

#196B6B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.075 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196B6B
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 107)
HSL	hsl(180, 62%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(180, 77%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.6%, 0%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, -23.20, -6.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 24.21, 196.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% -0.072 -0.0192)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.075 195)
XYZ	xyz(8.3112, 11.7826, 15.7433)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196B6B #6B1919

analogous

#196B42 #196B6B #19426B

triadic

#196B6B #6B196B #6B6B19

tetradic

#196B6B #42196B #6B1919 #426B19

square

#196B6B #42196B #6B1919 #426B19

split-complementary

#196B6B #6B1942 #6B4219

monochromatic

#061919 #0D3939 #196B6B #259D9D #30CECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#196B6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#196B6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196B6B

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196B6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196B6B	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64656B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585D6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196b6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.075 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659595',
    500: '#196b6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196b6b;
$custom-light: #659595;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196b6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 62.121,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48156,
    "c": 0.07458,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.11784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196B6B

secondary

#A13F3F

accent

#4343E5

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196B6B

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

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