#196C59#196C59

#196C59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.083 H 173.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196C59
RGB	rgb(25, 108, 89)
HSL	hsl(166, 62%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(166, 77%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 0%, 17.6%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, -29.13, 3.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 29.37, 172.76°)
OKLab	oklab(47.8% -0.0822 0.0093)
OKLCH	oklch(47.8% 0.083 173.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.5657, 11.6522, 11.2996)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196C59 #6C192C

analogous

#196C2F #196C59 #19556C

triadic

#196C59 #59196C #6C5919

tetradic

#196C59 #2F196C #6C192C #556C19

square

#196C59 #2F196C #6C192C #556C19

split-complementary

#196C59 #6C1955 #6C2F19

monochromatic

#061914 #0D3A30 #196C59 #259E82 #30CFAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#196C59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#196C59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196C59

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196C59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196C59	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686558

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5D5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196c59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 108, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.083 173.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649787',
    500: '#196c59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196c59;
$custom-light: #649787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196c59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.265,
    "s": 62.406,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47802,
    "c": 0.08278,
    "h": 173.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196C59

secondary

#A13F56

accent

#4268E5

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #196C59

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

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