#16686B#16686B

#16686B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.074 H 198.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16686B
RGB	rgb(22, 104, 107)
HSL	hsl(182, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(182, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 2.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, -22.01, -8.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 23.60, 201.18°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% -0.07 -0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.074 198.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.9338, 11.1318, 15.6376)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16686B #6B1916

analogous

#166B44 #16686B #163D6B

triadic

#16686B #6B1668 #686B16

tetradic

#16686B #44166B #6B1916 #3D6B16

square

#16686B #44166B #6B1916 #3D6B16

split-complementary

#16686B #6B163D #6B4416

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3738 #16686B #20999E #2BCBD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#16686B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#16686B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16686B

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16686B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16686B	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60636B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545A6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16686b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 104, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.074 198.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649395',
    500: '#16686b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16686b;
$custom-light: #649395;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16686b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.118,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47273,
    "c": 0.07387,
    "h": 198.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16686B

secondary

#A13F3B

accent

#453FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16686B

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

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