#196D6E#196D6E

#196D6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.076 H 196.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196D6E
RGB	rgb(25, 109, 110)
HSL	hsl(181, 63%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(181, 77%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 0.9%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, -23.26, -7.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 24.47, 198.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% -0.0728 -0.0211)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.076 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.6827, 12.2687, 16.6593)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196D6E #6E1A19

analogous

#196E45 #196D6E #19436E

triadic

#196D6E #6E196D #6D6E19

tetradic

#196D6E #45196E #6E1A19 #436E19

square

#196D6E #45196E #6E1A19 #436E19

split-complementary

#196D6E #6E1943 #6E4519

monochromatic

#061919 #0E3C3C #196D6E #249EA0 #31CED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#196D6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#196D6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196D6E

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196D6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196D6E	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65676E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595E6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196d6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 109, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.076 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669797',
    500: '#196d6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196d6e;
$custom-light: #669797;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196d6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.706,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48816,
    "c": 0.07578,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196D6E

secondary

#A3413F

accent

#4442E6

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196D6E

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

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