#196E72#196E72

#196E72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.076 H 199.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196E72
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 114)
HSL	hsl(183, 64%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(183, 78%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.11, -22.48, -9.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.11, 24.33, 202.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% -0.0719 -0.0258)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.076 199.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0127, 12.5723, 17.8680)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196E72 #721D19

analogous

#19724A #196E72 #194172

triadic

#196E72 #72196E #6E7219

tetradic

#196E72 #4A1972 #721D19 #417219

square

#196E72 #4A1972 #721D19 #417219

split-complementary

#196E72 #721941 #724A19

monochromatic

#061819 #0E3E40 #196E72 #249EA4 #33CBD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#196E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#196E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196E72

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196E72	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656972

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595F72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.076 199.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67989a',
    500: '#196e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196e72;
$custom-light: #67989a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.697,
    "s": 64.029,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49244,
    "c": 0.07645,
    "h": 199.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196E72

secondary

#A74440

accent

#4841E7

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196E72

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

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