#16655B#16655B

#16655B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.075 H 182.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16655B
RGB	rgb(22, 101, 91)
HSL	hsl(172, 64%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(172, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 0%, 9.9%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, -25.57, -1.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 25.59, 182.28°)
OKLab	oklab(45.84% -0.0746 -0.0032)
OKLCH	oklch(45.84% 0.075 182.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.8720, 10.2324, 11.5084)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16655B #651620

analogous

#166534 #16655B #164865

triadic

#16655B #5B1665 #655B16

tetradic

#16655B #341665 #651620 #486516

square

#16655B #341665 #651620 #486516

split-complementary

#16655B #651648 #653416

monochromatic

#051917 #0B332E #16655B #219788 #2CCAB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#16655B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#16655B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16655B

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16655B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16655B	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605F5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#55575C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006762

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16655b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 101, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.075 182.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#629189',
    500: '#16655b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16655b;
$custom-light: #629189;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16655b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.405,
    "s": 64.228,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45842,
    "c": 0.07471,
    "h": 182.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16655B

secondary

#9C3B47

accent

#4156E7

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16655B

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

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