#16656C#16656C

#16656C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.072 H 204.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16656C
RGB	rgb(22, 101, 108)
HSL	hsl(185, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(185, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 6.5%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.83, -20.08, -10.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.83, 22.70, 207.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.5% -0.0662 -0.0295)
OKLCH	oklch(46.5% 0.073 204)
XYZ	xyz(7.6901, 10.5597, 15.8174)
Luminance	0.1056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16656C #6C1D16

analogous

#166C48 #16656C #163A6C

triadic

#16656C #6C1665 #656C16

tetradic

#16656C #48166C #6C1D16 #3A6C16

square

#16656C #48166C #6C1D16 #3A6C16

split-complementary

#16656C #6C163A #6C4816

monochromatic

#051819 #0C3539 #16656C #20959F #2BC4D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#16656C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#16656C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16656C

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16656C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16656C	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C606D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50586C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006967

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16656c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 101, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.072 204.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649196',
    500: '#16656c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16656c;
$custom-light: #649196;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16656c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.884,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46497,
    "c": 0.0725,
    "h": 204
  },
  "luminance": 0.10561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16656C

secondary

#A2443C

accent

#4D3FE9

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060C0D

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16656C

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

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