#196B78#196B78

#196B78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.077 H 210.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196B78
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 120)
HSL	hsl(188, 66%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(188, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 10.8%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, -18.85, -14.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 23.55, 216.80°)
OKLab	oklab(48.69% -0.066 -0.0393)
OKLCH	oklch(48.69% 0.077 210.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0473, 12.0770, 19.6199)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196B78 #782619

analogous

#197855 #196B78 #193B78

triadic

#196B78 #78196B #6B7819

tetradic

#196B78 #551978 #782619 #3B7819

square

#196B78 #551978 #782619 #3B7819

split-complementary

#196B78 #78193B #785519

monochromatic

#051719 #0E3E45 #196B78 #2498AB #36BFD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#196B78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#196B78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196B78

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196B78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196B78	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606779

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535D78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196b78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.077 210.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67959f',
    500: '#196b78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196b78;
$custom-light: #67959f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196b78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.211,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48692,
    "c": 0.07678,
    "h": 210.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196B78

secondary

#AD4F40

accent

#563FE8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196B78

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

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