#196C6E#196C6E

#196C6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.075 H 197.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196C6E
RGB	rgb(25, 108, 110)
HSL	hsl(181, 63%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(181, 77%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, -22.74, -8.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 24.14, 199.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.55% -0.0717 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(48.55% 0.075 197.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.5767, 12.0566, 16.6240)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196C6E #6E1B19

analogous

#196E46 #196C6E #19426E

triadic

#196C6E #6E196C #6C6E19

tetradic

#196C6E #46196E #6E1B19 #426E19

square

#196C6E #46196E #6E1B19 #426E19

split-complementary

#196C6E #6E1942 #6E4619

monochromatic

#061819 #0E3B3C #196C6E #249DA0 #31CCD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#196C6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#196C6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196C6E

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196C6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196C6E	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64676E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585E6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196c6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 108, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.075 197.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669697',
    500: '#196c6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196c6e;
$custom-light: #669697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196c6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.412,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48545,
    "c": 0.07513,
    "h": 197.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196C6E

secondary

#A3423F

accent

#4642E6

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196C6E

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

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