#196D79#196D79

#196D79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.078 H 209.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196D79
RGB	rgb(25, 109, 121)
HSL	hsl(188, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(188, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 9.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.04, -19.60, -13.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.04, 23.88, 214.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.27% -0.0676 -0.038)
OKLCH	oklch(49.27% 0.078 209.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3192, 12.5233, 20.0115)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196D79 #792519

analogous

#197955 #196D79 #193D79

triadic

#196D79 #79196D #6D7919

tetradic

#196D79 #551979 #792519 #3D7919

square

#196D79 #551979 #792519 #3D7919

split-complementary

#196D79 #79193D #795519

monochromatic

#051719 #0F3F46 #196D79 #239BAC #37C2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#196D79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#196D79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196D79

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196D79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196D79	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62697A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555F79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196d79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 109, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.078 209.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67979f',
    500: '#196d79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196d79;
$custom-light: #67979f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196d79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.5,
    "s": 65.753,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49268,
    "c": 0.07758,
    "h": 209.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196D79

secondary

#AE4E40

accent

#543FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196D79

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

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