#196C86#196C86

#196C86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.085 H 224.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196C86
RGB	rgb(25, 108, 134)
HSL	hsl(194, 69%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(194, 81%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 19.4%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, -14.46, -21.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 25.64, 235.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.6% -0.061 -0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(49.6% 0.085 224.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.0647, 12.6518, 24.4612)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196C86 #863319

analogous

#198669 #196C86 #193586

triadic

#196C86 #86196C #6C8619

tetradic

#196C86 #691986 #863319 #358619

square

#196C86 #691986 #863319 #358619

split-complementary

#196C86 #861935 #866919

monochromatic

#06191F #0F4252 #196C86 #2396BA #3EB6DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#196C86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#196C86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196C86

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196C86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196C86	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6987

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5F86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196c86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 108, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.085 224.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6996a9',
    500: '#196c86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196c86;
$custom-light: #6996a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196c86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.312,
    "s": 68.553,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49601,
    "c": 0.08517,
    "h": 224.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196C86

secondary

#BA5E41

accent

#663CEB

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196C86

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

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