#196D6B#196D6B

#196D6B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.076 H 192.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196D6B
RGB	rgb(25, 109, 107)
HSL	hsl(179, 63%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(179, 77%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 1.8%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, -24.22, -5.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 24.94, 193.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% -0.0742 -0.0165)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.076 192.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.5222, 12.2045, 15.8136)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196D6B #6D191B

analogous

#196D41 #196D6B #19456D

triadic

#196D6B #6B196D #6D6B19

tetradic

#196D6B #41196D #6D191B #456D19

square

#196D6B #41196D #6D191B #456D19

split-complementary

#196D6B #6D1945 #6D4119

monochromatic

#061918 #0E3B3A #196D6B #249F9C #31D0CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#196D6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#196D6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196D6B

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196D6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196D6B	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66676B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5E6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196d6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 109, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.076 192.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669795',
    500: '#196d6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196d6b;
$custom-light: #669795;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196d6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.571,
    "s": 62.687,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48701,
    "c": 0.07604,
    "h": 192.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196D6B

secondary

#A23F42

accent

#4246E6

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196D6B

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

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