#196B81#196B81

#196B81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.082 H 220.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196B81
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 129)
HSL	hsl(193, 68%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(193, 81%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 17.1%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, -15.69, -18.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 24.64, 230.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% -0.0621 -0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.082 220.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.6194, 12.3059, 22.6329)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196B81 #812F19

analogous

#198163 #196B81 #193781

triadic

#196B81 #81196B #6B8119

tetradic

#196B81 #631981 #812F19 #378119

square

#196B81 #631981 #812F19 #378119

split-complementary

#196B81 #811937 #816319

monochromatic

#05161A #0F404E #196B81 #2396B4 #3BB8D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#196B81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#196B81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196B81

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196B81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196B81	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6882

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505E81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196b81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.082 220.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6895a5',
    500: '#196b81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196b81;
$custom-light: #6895a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196b81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.692,
    "s": 67.532,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49101,
    "c": 0.08172,
    "h": 220.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196B81

secondary

#B55941

accent

#623DEA

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196B81

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

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