#196C81#196C81

#196C81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.082 H 219.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196C81
RGB	rgb(25, 108, 129)
HSL	hsl(192, 68%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(192, 81%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 16.3%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.02, -16.25, -18.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.02, 24.62, 228.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% -0.0631 -0.0517)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.082 219.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.7242, 12.5156, 22.6679)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196C81 #812E19

analogous

#198162 #196C81 #193881

triadic

#196C81 #81196C #6C8119

tetradic

#196C81 #621981 #812E19 #388119

square

#196C81 #621981 #812E19 #388119

split-complementary

#196C81 #811938 #816219

monochromatic

#05161A #0F414E #196C81 #2397B4 #3BB9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#196C81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#196C81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196C81

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196C81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196C81	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6982

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515F81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196c81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 108, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.082 219.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6996a5',
    500: '#196c81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196c81;
$custom-light: #6996a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196c81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.115,
    "s": 67.532,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49363,
    "c": 0.08159,
    "h": 219.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196C81

secondary

#B55841

accent

#603DEA

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196C81

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

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