Colour
#196C72
- #196C72
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#196C72 is a cyan with RGB values 25, 108, 114 and HSL 184°, 64%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#196C72#196C72
HEX#196C72
RGBrgb(25, 108, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.098, 0.4235, 0.4471
RGB percentages9.8%, 42.4%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(184, 64%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184, 78.1%, 44.7%)
CMYK78.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,666,162
CSS custom property--colour: #196C72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#E6938D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#721F19
Analogous#19724C, #193F72
Triadic#72196C, #6C7219
Split complementary#721940, #724C19
Tetradic#4B1972, #721F19, #407219
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R25
G108
B114
Red25 (9.8%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue184.04°
Saturation (HSL)64.03%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 19 · G 6C · B 72
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