#196E6E#196E6E

#196E6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.076 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196E6E
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 110)
HSL	hsl(180, 63%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(180, 77%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 0%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.97, -23.78, -7.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.97, 24.81, 196.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% -0.0739 -0.0197)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.076 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.7900, 12.4833, 16.6951)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196E6E #6E1919

analogous

#196E44 #196E6E #19446E

triadic

#196E6E #6E196E #6E6E19

tetradic

#196E6E #44196E #6E1919 #446E19

square

#196E6E #44196E #6E1919 #446E19

split-complementary

#196E6E #6E1944 #6E4419

monochromatic

#061919 #0E3C3C #196E6E #24A0A0 #31D0D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#196E6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#196E6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196E6E

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196E6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196E6E	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66686E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5F6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196e6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.076 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669897',
    500: '#196e6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196e6e;
$custom-light: #669897;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196e6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49087,
    "c": 0.07645,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196E6E

secondary

#A33F3F

accent

#4242E6

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196E6E

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

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