#196C85#196C85

#196C85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.084 H 223.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196C85
RGB	rgb(25, 108, 133)
HSL	hsl(194, 68%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(194, 81%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.2%, 18.8%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, -14.82, -20.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 25.41, 234.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% -0.0614 -0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.084 223.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.9953, 12.6240, 24.0956)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196C85 #853219

analogous

#198568 #196C85 #193685

triadic

#196C85 #85196C #6C8519

tetradic

#196C85 #681985 #853219 #368519

square

#196C85 #681985 #853219 #368519

split-complementary

#196C85 #851936 #856819

monochromatic

#06181E #0F4251 #196C85 #2396B9 #3EB6DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#196C85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#196C85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196C85

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196C85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196C85	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6986

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5F85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196c85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 108, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.084 223.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6996a8',
    500: '#196c85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196c85;
$custom-light: #6996a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196c85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.889,
    "s": 68.354,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49552,
    "c": 0.0844,
    "h": 223.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196C85

secondary

#B95D41

accent

#653DEB

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196C85

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

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