#209696#209696

#209696 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.098 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#209696
RGB	rgb(32, 150, 150)
HSL	hsl(180, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(180, 79%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 0%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.41, -30.36, -9.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.41, 31.67, 196.55°)
OKLab	oklab(61.28% -0.0943 -0.0251)
OKLCH	oklch(61.28% 0.098 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.0045, 24.3197, 32.6462)
Luminance	0.2432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#209696 #962020

analogous

#20965B #209696 #205B96

triadic

#209696 #962096 #969620

tetradic

#209696 #5B2096 #962020 #5B9620

square

#209696 #5B2096 #962020 #5B9620

split-complementary

#209696 #96205B #965B20

monochromatic

#0A3131 #156464 #209696 #2BC8C8 #56DBDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#209696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#209696 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #209696

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##209696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##209696	1.00	3.58	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C8E96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #209696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 150, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.098 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b5b4',
    500: '#209696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #209696;
$custom-light: #73b5b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#209696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 64.835,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61283,
    "c": 0.0976,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#209696

secondary

#BE5353

accent

#4040E8

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #209696

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

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