#196B85#196B85

#196B85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.085 H 224.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196B85
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 133)
HSL	hsl(194, 68%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(194, 81%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.2%, 19.5%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, -14.25, -21.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 25.50, 236.02°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% -0.0604 -0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.085 224.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.8905, 12.4143, 24.0607)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196B85 #853319

analogous

#198569 #196B85 #193585

triadic

#196B85 #85196B #6B8519

tetradic

#196B85 #691985 #853319 #358519

square

#196B85 #691985 #853319 #358519

split-complementary

#196B85 #851935 #856919

monochromatic

#06181E #0F4251 #196B85 #2394B9 #3EB5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#196B85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#196B85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196B85

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196B85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196B85	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6986

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5E85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196b85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.085 224.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6995a8',
    500: '#196b85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196b85;
$custom-light: #6995a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196b85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.444,
    "s": 68.354,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49292,
    "c": 0.08467,
    "h": 224.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196B85

secondary

#B95E41

accent

#673DEB

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196B85

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

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