#196E96#196E96

#196E96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.099 H 234.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196E96
RGB	rgb(25, 110, 150)
HSL	hsl(199, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(199, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.3%, 26.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, -9.72, -28.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 30.23, 251.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.93% -0.0569 -0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(50.93% 0.099 234.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.4796, 13.5591, 30.8604)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196E96 #964119

analogous

#199680 #196E96 #193096

triadic

#196E96 #96196E #6E9619

tetradic

#196E96 #801996 #964119 #309619

square

#196E96 #801996 #964119 #309619

split-complementary

#196E96 #961930 #968019

monochromatic

#08212D #104862 #196E96 #2294CA #49B0E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#196E96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#196E96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196E96

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196E96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196E96	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196e96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 110, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.099 234.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c97b5',
    500: '#196e96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196e96;
$custom-light: #6c97b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196e96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.2,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50925,
    "c": 0.09888,
    "h": 234.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196E96

secondary

#C27049

accent

#733AEE

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #196E96

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

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