#196B6C#196B6C

#196B6C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.075 H 196.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196B6C
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 108)
HSL	hsl(181, 62%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(181, 77%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 0.9%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, -22.87, -7.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 24.06, 198.11°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% -0.0716 -0.0208)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.075 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.3641, 11.8038, 16.0220)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196B6C #6C1A19

analogous

#196C43 #196B6C #19416C

triadic

#196B6C #6C196B #6B6C19

tetradic

#196B6C #43196C #6C1A19 #416C19

square

#196B6C #43196C #6C1A19 #416C19

split-complementary

#196B6C #6C1941 #6C4319

monochromatic

#061919 #0D3A3A #196B6C #259C9E #30CDCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#196B6C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#196B6C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196B6C

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196B6C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196B6C	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63666C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575D6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196b6c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.075 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659596',
    500: '#196b6c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196b6c;
$custom-light: #659596;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196b6c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.723,
    "s": 62.406,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48195,
    "c": 0.07452,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196B6C

secondary

#A1403F

accent

#4442E5

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196B6C

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

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