Palettes / Colors / #196B60

#196B60 — Deep Teal

#196B60 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #196B60 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#196B60 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6B1924; it also sits naturally between #196B37 and #194D6B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 10% · Green 42% · Blue 38%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 58%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #196B60

.text { color: #196B60; }
.background { background-color: #196B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #196B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(25, 107, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 62%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #196B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(25, 107, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #196B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(25, 107, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#196B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#196B60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B1924:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #196B60: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #196B60

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #196B60 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #196B60 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #196B5F  ·  #196B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #196B60?

#196B60 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 25, 107, 96). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #196B60?

#196B60 is RGB 25, 107, 96 — HSL 172°, 62%, 26% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 10%, 58%.

What colors go with #196B60?

Its complement is #6B1924; analogous partners are #196B37 and #194D6B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #196B60 for text?

White text on #196B60 has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.31:1.