#198F9B#198F9B

#198F9B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.097 H 205.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#198F9B
RGB	rgb(25, 143, 155)
HSL	hsl(186, 72%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(186, 84%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 7.7%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.26, -25.96, -15.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.26, 30.05, 210.25°)
OKLab	oklab(59.56% -0.0872 -0.0421)
OKLCH	oklch(59.56% 0.097 205.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1371, 22.2161, 34.4416)
Luminance	0.2222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#198F9B #9B2519

analogous

#199B66 #198F9B #194E9B

triadic

#198F9B #9B198F #8F9B19

tetradic

#198F9B #66199B #9B2519 #4E9B19

square

#198F9B #66199B #9B2519 #4E9B19

split-complementary

#198F9B #9B194E #9B6619

monochromatic

#082E32 #115E66 #198F9B #22C0D0 #4CD4E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#198F9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#198F9B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #198F9B

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##198F9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##198F9B	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#82899C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717C9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009692

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #198f9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 143, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.097 205.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70b0b8',
    500: '#198f9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #198f9b;
$custom-light: #70b0b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#198f9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 25,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.538,
    "s": 72.222,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59564,
    "c": 0.09683,
    "h": 205.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#198F9B

secondary

#C4574C

accent

#4A39EF

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF5F6

border

#C8CFD0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #198F9B

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

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