#196C7B#196C7B

#196C7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.078 H 212.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196C7B
RGB	rgb(25, 108, 123)
HSL	hsl(189, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(189, 80%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.7%, 12.2%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, -18.36, -15.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 23.86, 219.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% -0.0657 -0.0425)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.078 212.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3371, 12.3607, 20.6288)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196C7B #7B2819

analogous

#197B59 #196C7B #193B7B

triadic

#196C7B #7B196C #6C7B19

tetradic

#196C7B #59197B #7B2819 #3B7B19

square

#196C7B #59197B #7B2819 #3B7B19

split-complementary

#196C7B #7B193B #7B5919

monochromatic

#051619 #0F3F48 #196C7B #2399AE #38BED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#196C7B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#196C7B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196C7B

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196C7B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196C7B	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61687C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535E7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196c7b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 108, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.078 212.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6896a1',
    500: '#196c7b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196c7b;
$custom-light: #6896a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196c7b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.184,
    "s": 66.216,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4909,
    "c": 0.07824,
    "h": 212.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196C7B

secondary

#AF5140

accent

#593FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196C7B

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

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