#196D86#196D86

#196D86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.085 H 223.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196D86
RGB	rgb(25, 109, 134)
HSL	hsl(194, 69%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(194, 81%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 18.7%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, -15.02, -20.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 25.56, 234.00°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% -0.062 -0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.085 223.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.1708, 12.8639, 24.4966)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196D86 #863219

analogous

#198668 #196D86 #193786

triadic

#196D86 #86196D #6D8619

tetradic

#196D86 #681986 #863219 #378619

square

#196D86 #681986 #863219 #378619

split-complementary

#196D86 #861937 #866819

monochromatic

#06191F #0F4352 #196D86 #2397BA #3EB7DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#196D86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#196D86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196D86

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196D86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196D86	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6A87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506086

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196d86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 109, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.085 223.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6997a9',
    500: '#196d86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196d86;
$custom-light: #6997a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196d86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.761,
    "s": 68.553,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4986,
    "c": 0.08492,
    "h": 223.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196D86

secondary

#BA5D41

accent

#653CEB

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196D86

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

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