#196D9A Color

#196D9A is rgb(25, 109, 154) in RGB and hsl(201, 72%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#196D9A

HEX#196D9A

RGBrgb(25, 109, 154)

HSLhsl(201, 72%, 35%)

HSVhsv(201, 84%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.104 238.3)

CMYKcmyk(84%, 29%, 0%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #196D9A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.7:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #196D9A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#196D9A Complementary#9A4619 Analogous#199A86 Analogous#192C9A Triadic#9A196D Triadic#6D9A19

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #196D9A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1F88C1 #31A1DD #58B3E4 #80C5EA #A7D7F1 #CFE9F7

Shades

#166088 #135172 #104460 #0C354B #092839 #061923

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