#196F6A#196F6A

#196F6A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.078 H 189.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196F6A
RGB	rgb(25, 111, 106)
HSL	hsl(177, 63%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(177, 77%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.5%, 0%, 4.5%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, -25.55, -4.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 25.92, 189.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% -0.0769 -0.0123)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.078 189.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.6856, 12.6151, 15.6101)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196F6A #6F191E

analogous

#196F3F #196F6A #19496F

triadic

#196F6A #6A196F #6F6A19

tetradic

#196F6A #3F196F #6F191E #496F19

square

#196F6A #3F196F #6F191E #496F19

split-complementary

#196F6A #6F1949 #6F3F19

monochromatic

#061918 #0E3D3A #196F6A #24A19A #32D1C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#196F6A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#196F6A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196F6A

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196F6A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196F6A	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68696A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C606B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196f6a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 111, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.078 189.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669994',
    500: '#196f6a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196f6a;
$custom-light: #669994;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196f6a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.512,
    "s": 63.235,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49209,
    "c": 0.07788,
    "h": 189.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196F6A

secondary

#A43F45

accent

#424BE6

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070E0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196F6A

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

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