#196D96#196D96

#196D96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.100 H 235.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196D96
RGB	rgb(25, 109, 150)
HSL	hsl(200, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(200, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.3%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, -9.13, -29.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 30.52, 252.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% -0.0559 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.1 235.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.3723, 13.3445, 30.8246)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196D96 #964219

analogous

#199681 #196D96 #192F96

triadic

#196D96 #96196D #6D9619

tetradic

#196D96 #811996 #964219 #2F9619

square

#196D96 #811996 #964219 #2F9619

split-complementary

#196D96 #96192F #968119

monochromatic

#08212D #104762 #196D96 #2293CA #49AFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#196D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#196D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196D96

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196D96	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 109, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.100 235.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c96b5',
    500: '#196d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196d96;
$custom-light: #6c96b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.68,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50674,
    "c": 0.09953,
    "h": 235.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196D96

secondary

#C27049

accent

#753AEE

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #196D96

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

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