#196E79#196E79

#196E79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.078 H 208.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196E79
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 121)
HSL	hsl(187, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(187, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 9.1%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, -20.13, -13.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 24.05, 213.15°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% -0.0687 -0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.078 208)
XYZ	xyz(9.4265, 12.7379, 20.0473)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196E79 #792419

analogous

#197954 #196E79 #193E79

triadic

#196E79 #79196E #6E7919

tetradic

#196E79 #541979 #792419 #3E7919

square

#196E79 #541979 #792419 #3E7919

split-complementary

#196E79 #79193E #795419

monochromatic

#051719 #0F4046 #196E79 #239CAC #37C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#196E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#196E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196E79

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196E79	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64697A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576079

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.078 208.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68989f',
    500: '#196e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196e79;
$custom-light: #68989f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.875,
    "s": 65.753,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49534,
    "c": 0.07784,
    "h": 208
  },
  "luminance": 0.12739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196E79

secondary

#AE4D40

accent

#533FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196E79

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

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