#196D87#196D87

#196D87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.086 H 224.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196D87
RGB	rgb(25, 109, 135)
HSL	hsl(194, 69%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(194, 81%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, -14.66, -21.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 25.79, 235.35°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% -0.0616 -0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.086 224)
XYZ	xyz(10.2409, 12.8920, 24.8656)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196D87 #873319

analogous

#19876A #196D87 #193687

triadic

#196D87 #87196D #6D8719

tetradic

#196D87 #6A1987 #873319 #368719

square

#196D87 #6A1987 #873319 #368719

split-complementary

#196D87 #871936 #876A19

monochromatic

#061A20 #0F4353 #196D87 #2397BB #3FB6DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#196D87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#196D87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196D87

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196D87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196D87	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6A88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506087

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196d87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 109, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.086 224.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a97aa',
    500: '#196d87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196d87;
$custom-light: #6a97aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196d87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.182,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49909,
    "c": 0.08568,
    "h": 224
  },
  "luminance": 0.12893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196D87

secondary

#BA5E41

accent

#663CEC

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196D87

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

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