#16656E#16656E

#16656E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.073 H 206.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16656E
RGB	rgb(22, 101, 110)
HSL	hsl(186, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(186, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 8.2%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, -19.39, -11.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 22.66, 211.14°)
OKLab	oklab(46.58% -0.0653 -0.0326)
OKLCH	oklch(46.58% 0.073 206.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.7978, 10.6028, 16.3844)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16656E #6E1F16

analogous

#166E4B #16656E #16396E

triadic

#16656E #6E1665 #656E16

tetradic

#16656E #4B166E #6E1F16 #396E16

square

#16656E #4B166E #6E1F16 #396E16

split-complementary

#16656E #6E1639 #6E4B16

monochromatic

#05171A #0C363B #16656E #2094A1 #2AC3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#16656E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#16656E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16656E

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16656E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16656E	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C616F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50586E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16656e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 101, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.073 206.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649197',
    500: '#16656e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16656e;
$custom-light: #649197;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16656e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.136,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46582,
    "c": 0.07299,
    "h": 206.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16656E

secondary

#A4463C

accent

#503EEA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060C0D

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16656E

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

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