#196B96#196B96

#196B96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.101 H 237.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196B96
RGB	rgb(25, 107, 150)
HSL	hsl(201, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(201, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.3%, 28.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, -7.94, -30.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 31.14, 255.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% -0.054 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.101 237.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.1614, 12.9227, 30.7543)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196B96 #964419

analogous

#199683 #196B96 #192D96

triadic

#196B96 #96196B #6B9619

tetradic

#196B96 #831996 #964419 #2D9619

square

#196B96 #831996 #964419 #2D9619

split-complementary

#196B96 #96192D #968319

monochromatic

#08202D #104662 #196B96 #2290CA #49ACE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#196B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#196B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196B96

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196B96	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00767A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 107, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.101 237.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c95b5',
    500: '#196b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196b96;
$custom-light: #6c95b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.64,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50172,
    "c": 0.10089,
    "h": 237.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196B96

secondary

#C27249

accent

#783AEE

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #196B96

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

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