#196E86#196E86

#196E86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.085 H 221.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196E86
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 134)
HSL	hsl(193, 69%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(193, 81%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, -15.59, -20.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 25.50, 232.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.12% -0.0631 -0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(50.12% 0.085 221.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.2781, 13.0785, 24.5323)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196E86 #863119

analogous

#198667 #196E86 #193786

triadic

#196E86 #86196E #6E8619

tetradic

#196E86 #671986 #863119 #378619

square

#196E86 #671986 #863119 #378619

split-complementary

#196E86 #861937 #866719

monochromatic

#06191F #0F4452 #196E86 #2398BA #3EB9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#196E86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#196E86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196E86

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196E86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196E86	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606B87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526186

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196e86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.085 221.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a97a9',
    500: '#196e86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196e86;
$custom-light: #6a97a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196e86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.211,
    "s": 68.553,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5012,
    "c": 0.0847,
    "h": 221.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196E86

secondary

#BA5C41

accent

#633CEB

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196E86

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

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