#196E87#196E87

#196E87 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.085 H 222.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196E87
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 135)
HSL	hsl(194, 69%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(194, 81%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.5%, 18.5%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, -15.23, -20.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 25.71, 233.68°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% -0.0627 -0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.085 222.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.3482, 13.1065, 24.9014)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196E87 #873219

analogous

#198769 #196E87 #193787

triadic

#196E87 #87196E #6E8719

tetradic

#196E87 #691987 #873219 #378719

square

#196E87 #691987 #873219 #378719

split-complementary

#196E87 #871937 #876919

monochromatic

#061A20 #0F4453 #196E87 #2398BB #3FB8DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#196E87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#196E87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196E87

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196E87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196E87	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606B88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516187

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196e87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.085 222.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a97aa',
    500: '#196e87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196e87;
$custom-light: #6a97aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196e87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.636,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50168,
    "c": 0.08542,
    "h": 222.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196E87

secondary

#BA5D41

accent

#643CEC

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196E87

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

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