Recognised as Colour
#196C66
- #196C66
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#196C66 is a cyan with RGB values 25, 108, 102 and HSL 176°, 62%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#196C66#196C66
HEX#196C66
RGBrgb(25, 108, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4235, 0.4
RGB percentages9.8%, 42.4%, 40%
HSLhsl(175.7, 62.4%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.7, 76.9%, 42.4%)
CMYK76.9%, 0%, 5.6%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,666,150
CSS custom property--colour: #196C66;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#E69399
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6C191F
Analogous#196C3C, #19496C
Triadic#66196C, #6C6619
Split complementary#6C1949, #6C3C19
Tetradic#3C196C, #6C191F, #496C19
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G108
B102
Red25 (9.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue175.66°
Saturation (HSL)62.41%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 19 · G 6C · B 66
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