#16685C#16685C

#16685C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.077 H 180.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16685C
RGB	rgb(22, 104, 92)
HSL	hsl(171, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(171, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.8%, 0%, 11.5%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.31, -26.75, -0.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.31, 26.75, 180.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% -0.0775 -0.0007)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.077 180.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.2120, 10.8430, 11.8360)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16685C #681622

analogous

#166833 #16685C #164B68

triadic

#16685C #5C1668 #685C16

tetradic

#16685C #331668 #681622 #4B6816

square

#16685C #331668 #681622 #4B6816

split-complementary

#16685C #68164B #683316

monochromatic

#051916 #0B352F #16685C #219B89 #2BCDB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#16685C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#16685C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16685C

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16685C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16685C	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63615C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58595D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16685c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 104, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.077 180.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#63938a',
    500: '#16685c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16685c;
$custom-light: #63938a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16685c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.22,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46715,
    "c": 0.07746,
    "h": 180.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16685C

secondary

#9F3B4A

accent

#4058E8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF1F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16685C

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →