#196D6F#196D6F

#196D6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.076 H 197.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196D6F
RGB	rgb(25, 109, 111)
HSL	hsl(181, 63%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(181, 77%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, -22.94, -8.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 24.34, 199.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.86% -0.0723 -0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(48.86% 0.076 197.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.7375, 12.2906, 16.9477)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196D6F #6F1B19

analogous

#196F46 #196D6F #19426F

triadic

#196D6F #6F196D #6D6F19

tetradic

#196D6F #46196F #6F1B19 #426F19

square

#196D6F #46196F #6F1B19 #426F19

split-complementary

#196D6F #6F1942 #6F4619

monochromatic

#061919 #0E3C3D #196D6F #249EA1 #32CDD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#196D6F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#196D6F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196D6F

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196D6F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196D6F	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65686F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595E6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196d6f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 109, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.076 197.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669798',
    500: '#196d6f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196d6f;
$custom-light: #669798;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196d6f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.395,
    "s": 63.235,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48855,
    "c": 0.07575,
    "h": 197.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196D6F

secondary

#A4423F

accent

#4542E6

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196D6F

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

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