#196F59#196F59

#196F59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.087 H 171.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196F59
RGB	rgb(25, 111, 89)
HSL	hsl(165, 63%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(165, 77%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 0%, 19.8%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, -30.54, 5.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 30.97, 170.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.64% -0.0856 0.0132)
OKLCH	oklch(48.64% 0.087 171.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.8876, 12.2959, 11.4069)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196F59 #6F192F

analogous

#196F2E #196F59 #195A6F

triadic

#196F59 #59196F #6F5919

tetradic

#196F59 #2E196F #6F192F #5A6F19

square

#196F59 #2E196F #6F192F #5A6F19

split-complementary

#196F59 #6F195A #6F2E19

monochromatic

#061914 #0E3D31 #196F59 #24A181 #32D1A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#196F59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#196F59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196F59

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196F59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196F59	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6758

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605F5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196f59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 111, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.087 171.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659987',
    500: '#196f59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196f59;
$custom-light: #659987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196f59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.651,
    "s": 63.235,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48641,
    "c": 0.08658,
    "h": 171.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196F59

secondary

#A43F59

accent

#426CE6

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060E0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #196F59

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

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