#196D7B#196D7B

#196D7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.078 H 211.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196D7B
RGB	rgb(25, 109, 123)
HSL	hsl(189, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(189, 80%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.7%, 11.4%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.11, -18.91, -14.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.11, 23.97, 217.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% -0.0667 -0.0411)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.078 211.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.4431, 12.5729, 20.6642)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196D7B #7B2719

analogous

#197B58 #196D7B #193C7B

triadic

#196D7B #7B196D #6D7B19

tetradic

#196D7B #58197B #7B2719 #3C7B19

square

#196D7B #58197B #7B2719 #3C7B19

split-complementary

#196D7B #7B193C #7B5819

monochromatic

#051719 #0F4048 #196D7B #239AAE #38C0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#196D7B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#196D7B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196D7B

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196D7B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196D7B	1.00	5.97	3.51	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62697C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555F7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196d7b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 109, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.078 211.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6897a1',
    500: '#196d7b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196d7b;
$custom-light: #6897a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196d7b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 66.216,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49355,
    "c": 0.07838,
    "h": 211.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196D7B

secondary

#AF5040

accent

#573FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196D7B

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

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