#16656B#16656B

#16656B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.072 H 202.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16656B
RGB	rgb(22, 101, 107)
HSL	hsl(184, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(184, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 5.6%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, -20.41, -10.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 22.75, 206.20°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% -0.0667 -0.0279)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.072 202.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.6372, 10.5385, 15.5387)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16656B #6B1C16

analogous

#166B46 #16656B #163B6B

triadic

#16656B #6B1665 #656B16

tetradic

#16656B #46166B #6B1C16 #3B6B16

square

#16656B #46166B #6B1C16 #3B6B16

split-complementary

#16656B #6B163B #6B4616

monochromatic

#051819 #0C3538 #16656B #20959E #2BC5D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#16656B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#16656B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16656B

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16656B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16656B	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C606B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51586B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16656b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 101, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.072 202.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649195',
    500: '#16656b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16656b;
$custom-light: #649195;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16656b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.235,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46455,
    "c": 0.07232,
    "h": 202.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16656B

secondary

#A1433B

accent

#4B3FE9

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060C0D

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16656B

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

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