#196E81#196E81

#196E81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.081 H 216.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196E81
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 129)
HSL	hsl(191, 68%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(191, 81%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.6%, 14.7%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, -17.36, -17.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 24.65, 225.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% -0.0652 -0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.081 216.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.9376, 12.9423, 22.7390)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196E81 #812C19

analogous

#198160 #196E81 #193A81

triadic

#196E81 #81196E #6E8119

tetradic

#196E81 #601981 #812C19 #3A8119

square

#196E81 #601981 #812C19 #3A8119

split-complementary

#196E81 #81193A #816019

monochromatic

#05171A #0F424E #196E81 #239AB4 #3BBCD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#196E81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#196E81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196E81

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196E81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196E81	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616A82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546081

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007574

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196e81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.081 216.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6997a5',
    500: '#196e81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196e81;
$custom-light: #6997a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196e81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.962,
    "s": 67.532,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49887,
    "c": 0.08146,
    "h": 216.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196E81

secondary

#B55641

accent

#5D3DEA

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196E81

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

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