#196E59#196E59

#196E59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.085 H 172.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196E59
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 89)
HSL	hsl(165, 63%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(165, 77%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 0%, 19.1%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, -30.07, 4.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 30.44, 171.15°)
OKLab	oklab(48.36% -0.0845 0.0119)
OKLCH	oklch(48.36% 0.085 172)
XYZ	xyz(7.7791, 12.0789, 11.3707)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196E59 #6E192E

analogous

#196E2F #196E59 #19596E

triadic

#196E59 #59196E #6E5919

tetradic

#196E59 #2F196E #6E192E #596E19

square

#196E59 #2F196E #6E192E #596E19

split-complementary

#196E59 #6E1959 #6E2F19

monochromatic

#061914 #0E3C31 #196E59 #24A081 #31D0A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#196E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#196E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196E59

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196E59	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6658

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5E5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.085 172.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649887',
    500: '#196e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196e59;
$custom-light: #649887;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.176,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48361,
    "c": 0.0853,
    "h": 172
  },
  "luminance": 0.1208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196E59

secondary

#A33F58

accent

#426AE6

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060E0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #196E59

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

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