#196F8F#196F8F

#196F8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.092 H 228.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#196F8F
RGB	rgb(25, 111, 143)
HSL	hsl(196, 70%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(196, 83%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, -12.89, -24.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 27.65, 242.21°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% -0.0605 -0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.092 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.0412, 13.5573, 28.0162)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#196F8F #8F3919

analogous

#198F74 #196F8F #19348F

triadic

#196F8F #8F196F #6F8F19

tetradic

#196F8F #74198F #8F3919 #348F19

square

#196F8F #74198F #8F3919 #348F19

split-complementary

#196F8F #8F1934 #8F7419

monochromatic

#071E27 #10475B #196F8F #2297C3 #44B4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#196F8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#196F8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #196F8F

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##196F8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##196F8F	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)

#5E6D91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F628F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00787A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #196f8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 111, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.092 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b98b0',
    500: '#196f8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #196f8f;
$custom-light: #6b98b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#196f8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.271,
    "s": 70.238,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50818,
    "c": 0.09163,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#196F8F

secondary

#BF6644

accent

#6B3BED

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #196F8F

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

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