#196B86#196B86

#196B86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.085 H 225.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196B86
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 134)
HSL	hsl(195, 69%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(195, 81%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 20.1%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, -13.89, -21.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 25.75, 237.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% -0.06 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.085 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.9599, 12.4421, 24.4263)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196B86 #863419

analogous

#19866A #196B86 #193586

triadic

#196B86 #86196B #6B8619

tetradic

#196B86 #6A1986 #863419 #358619

square

#196B86 #6A1986 #863419 #358619

split-complementary

#196B86 #861935 #866A19

monochromatic

#06191F #0F4252 #196B86 #2394BA #3EB4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#196B86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#196B86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196B86

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196B86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196B86	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6987

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5E86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196b86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.085 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6995a9',
    500: '#196b86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196b86;
$custom-light: #6995a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196b86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.862,
    "s": 68.553,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49341,
    "c": 0.08547,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196B86

secondary

#BA5F41

accent

#683CEB

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196B86

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

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