#196B6D#196B6D

#196B6D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.075 H 197.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196B6D
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 109)
HSL	hsl(181, 63%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(181, 77%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 1.8%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, -22.55, -8.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 23.94, 199.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% -0.0711 -0.0223)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.075 197.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.4177, 11.8252, 16.3039)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196B6D #6D1B19

analogous

#196D45 #196B6D #19416D

triadic

#196B6D #6D196B #6B6D19

tetradic

#196B6D #45196D #6D1B19 #416D19

square

#196B6D #45196D #6D1B19 #416D19

split-complementary

#196B6D #6D1941 #6D4519

monochromatic

#061819 #0E3A3B #196B6D #249C9F #31CCD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#196B6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#196B6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196B6D

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196B6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196B6D	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63666D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575D6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196b6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.075 197.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669596',
    500: '#196b6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196b6d;
$custom-light: #669596;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196b6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.429,
    "s": 62.687,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48234,
    "c": 0.07451,
    "h": 197.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196B6D

secondary

#A2423F

accent

#4642E6

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196B6D

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

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