#196C78#196C78

#196C78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.077 H 209.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196C78
RGB	rgb(25, 108, 120)
HSL	hsl(188, 66%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(188, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 10%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, -19.40, -13.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 23.69, 215.05°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% -0.067 -0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.077 209.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.1522, 12.2867, 19.6549)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196C78 #782519

analogous

#197854 #196C78 #193C78

triadic

#196C78 #78196C #6C7819

tetradic

#196C78 #541978 #782519 #3C7819

square

#196C78 #541978 #782519 #3C7819

split-complementary

#196C78 #78193C #785419

monochromatic

#051719 #0E3E45 #196C78 #249AAB #36C1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#196C78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#196C78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196C78

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196C78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196C78	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626879

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555E78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196c78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 108, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.077 209.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67969f',
    500: '#196c78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196c78;
$custom-light: #67969f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196c78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.579,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48958,
    "c": 0.07699,
    "h": 209.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196C78

secondary

#AD4E40

accent

#553FE8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196C78

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

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