#196F79#196F79

#196F79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.078 H 206.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196F79
RGB	rgb(25, 111, 121)
HSL	hsl(186, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(186, 79%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 8.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, -20.67, -12.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 24.23, 211.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% -0.0698 -0.0352)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.078 206.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.5350, 12.9549, 20.0835)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196F79 #792319

analogous

#197953 #196F79 #193F79

triadic

#196F79 #79196F #6F7919

tetradic

#196F79 #531979 #792319 #3F7919

square

#196F79 #531979 #792319 #3F7919

split-complementary

#196F79 #79193F #795319

monochromatic

#051719 #0F4046 #196F79 #239EAC #37C5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#196F79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#196F79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196F79

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196F79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196F79	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656A7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586179

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196f79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 111, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.078 206.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68989f',
    500: '#196f79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196f79;
$custom-light: #68989f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196f79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.25,
    "s": 65.753,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.498,
    "c": 0.07813,
    "h": 206.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196F79

secondary

#AE4C40

accent

#513FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #196F79

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

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