#196D88#196D88

#196D88 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.086 H 224.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196D88
RGB	rgb(25, 109, 136)
HSL	hsl(195, 69%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(195, 82%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, -14.30, -21.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 26.03, 236.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% -0.0612 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.086 224.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.3116, 12.9202, 25.2382)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196D88 #883419

analogous

#19886C #196D88 #193588

triadic

#196D88 #88196D #6D8819

tetradic

#196D88 #6C1988 #883419 #358819

square

#196D88 #6C1988 #883419 #358819

split-complementary

#196D88 #881935 #886C19

monochromatic

#061A21 #0F4454 #196D88 #2396BC #40B6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#196D88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#196D88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196D88

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196D88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196D88	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6B89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6088

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196d88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 109, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.086 224.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a97aa',
    500: '#196d88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196d88;
$custom-light: #6a97aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196d88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.595,
    "s": 68.944,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49957,
    "c": 0.08646,
    "h": 224.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196D88

secondary

#BB5F41

accent

#673CEC

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196D88

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

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