#199A9F#199A9F
#199A9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.102 H 199.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #199A9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(25, 154, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 73%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.3%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.86, -30.13, -11.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.86, 32.42, 201.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.54% -0.0962 -0.0333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.54% 0.102 199.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2116, 25.8187, 36.8178) |
| Luminance | 0.2582 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.88
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.12
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.42
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.50
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#199A9F #9F1E19
analogous
#199F61 #199A9F #19579F
triadic
#199A9F #9F199A #9A9F19
tetradic
#199A9F #61199F #9F1E19 #579F19
square
#199A9F #61199F #9F1E19 #579F19
split-complementary
#199A9F #9F1957 #9F6119
monochromatic
#083435 #11676A #199A9F #21CDD4 #4FDEE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#199A9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#199A9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #199A9F
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##199A9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##199A9F | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E92A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C86A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #199a9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(25, 154, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.102 199.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b8bb',
500: '#199a9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #199a9f; $custom-light: #72b8bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#199a9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 25,
"g": 154,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.239,
"s": 72.826,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62536,
"c": 0.1018,
"h": 199.1
},
"luminance": 0.25821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#199A9F
secondary
#C6534E
accent
#3F38F0
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080