#196D7C#196D7C

#196D7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.079 H 212.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196D7C
RGB	rgb(25, 109, 124)
HSL	hsl(189, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(189, 80%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 12.1%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, -18.56, -15.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 24.04, 219.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% -0.0663 -0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.079 212.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5061, 12.5980, 20.9955)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196D7C #7C2819

analogous

#197C5A #196D7C #193C7C

triadic

#196D7C #7C196D #6D7C19

tetradic

#196D7C #5A197C #7C2819 #3C7C19

square

#196D7C #5A197C #7C2819 #3C7C19

split-complementary

#196D7C #7C193C #7C5A19

monochromatic

#051619 #0F4049 #196D7C #239AAF #38BFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#196D7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#196D7C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196D7C

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196D7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196D7C	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62697D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545F7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196d7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 109, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.079 212.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6897a2',
    500: '#196d7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196d7c;
$custom-light: #6897a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196d7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.091,
    "s": 66.443,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49399,
    "c": 0.07882,
    "h": 212.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196D7C

secondary

#B05140

accent

#583EE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196D7C

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

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