#196F78#196F78

#196F78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.078 H 205.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196F78
RGB	rgb(25, 111, 120)
HSL	hsl(186, 66%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(186, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 7.5%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, -21.01, -12.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 24.24, 209.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% -0.0702 -0.0336)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.078 205.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.4740, 12.9305, 19.7622)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196F78 #782219

analogous

#197851 #196F78 #193F78

triadic

#196F78 #78196F #6F7819

tetradic

#196F78 #511978 #782219 #3F7819

square

#196F78 #511978 #782219 #3F7819

split-complementary

#196F78 #78193F #785119

monochromatic

#051719 #0E4045 #196F78 #249EAB #36C6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#196F78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#196F78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196F78

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196F78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196F78	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656A79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586178

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196f78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 111, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.078 205.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68989f',
    500: '#196f78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196f78;
$custom-light: #68989f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196f78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.684,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49758,
    "c": 0.07787,
    "h": 205.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196F78

secondary

#AD4A40

accent

#4F3FE8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196F78

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

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