#196C6B#196C6B

#196C6B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.075 H 193.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196C6B
RGB	rgb(25, 108, 107)
HSL	hsl(179, 62%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(179, 77%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 0%, 0.9%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.20, -23.71, -6.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.20, 24.57, 195.16°)
OKLab	oklab(48.43% -0.0731 -0.0179)
OKLCH	oklch(48.43% 0.075 193.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.4161, 11.9923, 15.7783)
Luminance	0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196C6B #6C191A

analogous

#196C41 #196C6B #19436C

triadic

#196C6B #6B196C #6C6B19

tetradic

#196C6B #41196C #6C191A #436C19

square

#196C6B #41196C #6C191A #436C19

split-complementary

#196C6B #6C1943 #6C4119

monochromatic

#061919 #0D3A3A #196C6B #259E9C #30CFCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#196C6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#196C6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196C6B

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196C6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196C6B	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65666B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595D6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196c6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 108, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.075 193.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669695',
    500: '#196c6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196c6b;
$custom-light: #669695;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196c6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.277,
    "s": 62.406,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48428,
    "c": 0.07529,
    "h": 193.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196C6B

secondary

#A13F40

accent

#4244E5

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196C6B

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

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