#16686C#16686C

#16686C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.074 H 200.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16686C
RGB	rgb(22, 104, 108)
HSL	hsl(183, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(183, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 3.7%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, -21.67, -9.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 23.50, 202.74°)
OKLab	oklab(47.31% -0.0695 -0.0252)
OKLCH	oklch(47.31% 0.074 200)
XYZ	xyz(7.9867, 11.1529, 15.9162)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16686C #6C1A16

analogous

#166C45 #16686C #163D6C

triadic

#16686C #6C1668 #686C16

tetradic

#16686C #45166C #6C1A16 #3D6C16

square

#16686C #45166C #6C1A16 #3D6C16

split-complementary

#16686C #6C163D #6C4516

monochromatic

#051819 #0C3739 #16686C #20999F #2BCAD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#16686C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#16686C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16686C

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16686C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16686C	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60636C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545A6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16686c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 104, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.074 200.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649396',
    500: '#16686c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16686c;
$custom-light: #649396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16686c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.791,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47313,
    "c": 0.07393,
    "h": 200
  },
  "luminance": 0.11154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16686C

secondary

#A2403C

accent

#473FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16686C

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

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