#197A9E#197A9E
#197A9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.100 H 229.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #197A9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(25, 122, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 73%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.2%, 22.8%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.74, -13.69, -26.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.74, 30.17, 243.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.36% -0.0655 -0.0757) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.36% 0.1 229.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5294, 16.5926, 34.8308) |
| Luminance | 0.1659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.14
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 2.68
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.01
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.43
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 5.10
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#197A9E #9E3D19
analogous
#199E7F #197A9E #19379E
triadic
#197A9E #9E197A #7A9E19
tetradic
#197A9E #7F199E #9E3D19 #379E19
square
#197A9E #7F199E #9E3D19 #379E19
split-complementary
#197A9E #9E1937 #9E7F19
monochromatic
#082834 #115169 #197A9E #21A3D3 #4EBBE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.86
#197A9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.32
#197A9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #197A9E
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##197A9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##197A9E | 1.00 | 4.86 | 4.32 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6778A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#566C9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008486
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #197a9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 122, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.100 229.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fa0ba',
500: '#197a9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #197a9e; $custom-light: #6fa0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#197a9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 25,
"g": 122,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.241,
"s": 72.678,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54358,
"c": 0.10008,
"h": 229.1
},
"luminance": 0.16594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#197A9E
secondary
#C56E4E
accent
#6A38EF
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090E11
muted
#7B7E80