#196E6B#196E6B

#196E6B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.077 H 191.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196E6B
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 107)
HSL	hsl(178, 63%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(178, 77%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 0%, 2.7%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, -24.73, -5.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 25.32, 192.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% -0.0753 -0.0151)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.077 191.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.6294, 12.4190, 15.8494)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196E6B #6E191C

analogous

#196E41 #196E6B #19476E

triadic

#196E6B #6B196E #6E6B19

tetradic

#196E6B #41196E #6E191C #476E19

square

#196E6B #41196E #6E191C #476E19

split-complementary

#196E6B #6E1947 #6E4119

monochromatic

#061918 #0E3C3A #196E6B #24A09C #31D0CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#196E6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#196E6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196E6B

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196E6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196E6B	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67686B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5F6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196e6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.077 191.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669895',
    500: '#196e6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196e6b;
$custom-light: #669895;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196e6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.882,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48973,
    "c": 0.07683,
    "h": 191.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196E6B

secondary

#A33F43

accent

#4248E6

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196E6B

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

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