#16636B#16636B

#16636B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.071 H 205.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16636B
RGB	rgb(22, 99, 107)
HSL	hsl(186, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(186, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 7.5%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, -19.33, -11.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 22.28, 209.78°)
OKLab	oklab(45.91% -0.0645 -0.0308)
OKLCH	oklch(45.91% 0.072 205.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.4454, 10.1549, 15.4748)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16636B #6B1E16

analogous

#166B48 #16636B #16386B

triadic

#16636B #6B1663 #636B16

tetradic

#16636B #48166B #6B1E16 #386B16

square

#16636B #48166B #6B1E16 #386B16

split-complementary

#16636B #6B1638 #6B4816

monochromatic

#051719 #0C3438 #16636B #20929E #2BC1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#16636B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#16636B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16636B

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16636B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16636B	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5F6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E566B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006865

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16636b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 99, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.071 205.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#638f95',
    500: '#16636b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16636b;
$custom-light: #638f95;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16636b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.647,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4591,
    "c": 0.0715,
    "h": 205.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16636B

secondary

#A1453B

accent

#4F3FE9

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060C0D

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16636B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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