#196E69#196E69

#196E69 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.077 H 189.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196E69
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 105)
HSL	hsl(176, 63%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(176, 77%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 0%, 4.5%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, -25.36, -4.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 25.73, 189.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.9% -0.0763 -0.0121)
OKLCH	oklch(48.9% 0.077 189)
XYZ	xyz(8.5254, 12.3774, 15.3016)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196E69 #6E191E

analogous

#196E3F #196E69 #19496E

triadic

#196E69 #69196E #6E6919

tetradic

#196E69 #3F196E #6E191E #496E19

square

#196E69 #3F196E #6E191E #496E19

split-complementary

#196E69 #6E1949 #6E3F19

monochromatic

#061918 #0E3C39 #196E69 #24A099 #31D0C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#196E69 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#196E69 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196E69

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196E69	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196E69	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676869

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5F6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196e69;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.077 189.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669893',
    500: '#196e69',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196e69;
$custom-light: #669893;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196e69",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.471,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48899,
    "c": 0.07726,
    "h": 189
  },
  "luminance": 0.12378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196E69

secondary

#A33F45

accent

#424BE6

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196E69

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

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