#196D81#196D81

#196D81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.082 H 218.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196D81
RGB	rgb(25, 109, 129)
HSL	hsl(192, 68%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(192, 81%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 15.5%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, -16.81, -17.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 24.62, 226.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% -0.0641 -0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.082 218.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.8303, 12.7277, 22.7032)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196D81 #812D19

analogous

#198161 #196D81 #193981

triadic

#196D81 #81196D #6D8119

tetradic

#196D81 #611981 #812D19 #398119

square

#196D81 #611981 #812D19 #398119

split-complementary

#196D81 #811939 #816119

monochromatic

#05161A #0F424E #196D81 #2398B4 #3BBBD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#196D81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#196D81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196D81

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196D81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196D81	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606A82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526081

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007473

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196d81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 109, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.082 218.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6997a5',
    500: '#196d81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196d81;
$custom-light: #6997a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196d81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.538,
    "s": 67.532,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49625,
    "c": 0.08151,
    "h": 218.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196D81

secondary

#B55741

accent

#5F3DEA

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196D81

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

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