#209496#209496

#209496 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.096 H 196.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#209496
RGB	rgb(32, 148, 150)
HSL	hsl(181, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(181, 79%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 1.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.77, -29.39, -9.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.77, 31.03, 198.74°)
OKLab	oklab(60.77% -0.0923 -0.0277)
OKLCH	oklch(60.77% 0.096 196.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.6881, 23.6868, 32.5407)
Luminance	0.2369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#209496 #962220

analogous

#20965D #209496 #205996

triadic

#209496 #962094 #949620

tetradic

#209496 #5D2096 #962220 #599620

square

#209496 #5D2096 #962220 #599620

split-complementary

#209496 #962059 #965D20

monochromatic

#0A3031 #156264 #209496 #2BC6C8 #56D9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#209496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#209496 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #209496

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##209496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##209496	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#898D96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009994

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #209496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 148, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.096 196.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b4b4',
    500: '#209496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #209496;
$custom-light: #72b4b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#209496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.017,
    "s": 64.835,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60768,
    "c": 0.09636,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#209496

secondary

#BE5553

accent

#4340E8

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #209496

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

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