#196C8C#196C8C

#196C8C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.090 H 229.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196C8C
RGB	rgb(25, 108, 140)
HSL	hsl(197, 70%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(197, 82%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.1%, 22.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, -12.27, -24.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 27.28, 243.28°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% -0.0587 -0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.09 229.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.4951, 12.8239, 26.7280)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196C8C #8C3919

analogous

#198C73 #196C8C #19328C

triadic

#196C8C #8C196C #6C8C19

tetradic

#196C8C #73198C #8C3919 #328C19

square

#196C8C #73198C #8C3919 #328C19

split-complementary

#196C8C #8C1932 #8C7319

monochromatic

#061C24 #104458 #196C8C #2294C0 #42B2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#196C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#196C8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196C8C

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196C8C	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6A8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C608C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 108, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.090 229.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a96ad',
    500: '#196c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196c8c;
$custom-light: #6a96ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.696,
    "s": 69.697,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49898,
    "c": 0.09025,
    "h": 229.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196C8C

secondary

#BE6543

accent

#6D3BED

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196C8C

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

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