Close to Dark Cyan
#199698
#199698 is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Dark Cyan. In RGB it’s made of 9.8% red, 58.8% green, and 59.6% blue. Its hue is 181°, with 72% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #199698.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.59:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
5.86:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.59:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
5.86:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #199698 as they’d see it.
#199698 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #199698
What color is #199698?
#199698 is a dark, rich teal, close to the color Dark Cyan. In RGB it’s made of 9.8% red, 58.8% green, and 59.6% blue. Its hue is 181°, with 72% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #199698 in RGB?
#199698 is rgb(25, 150, 152): 25 red, 150 green, and 152 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #199698 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(84, 1, 0, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #199698?
PANTONE 320 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #199698?
Its complement #BB7569 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.