#16686F#16686F

#16686F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.074 H 203.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16686F
RGB	rgb(22, 104, 111)
HSL	hsl(185, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(185, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 6.3%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.95, -20.67, -10.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.95, 23.30, 207.49°)
OKLab	oklab(47.44% -0.0681 -0.0299)
OKLCH	oklch(47.44% 0.074 203.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1492, 11.2179, 16.7716)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16686F #6F1D16

analogous

#166F49 #16686F #163B6F

triadic

#16686F #6F1668 #686F16

tetradic

#16686F #49166F #6F1D16 #3B6F16

square

#16686F #49166F #6F1D16 #3B6F16

split-complementary

#16686F #6F163B #6F4916

monochromatic

#05181A #0C383C #16686F #2098A2 #2BC7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#16686F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#16686F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16686F

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16686F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16686F	1.00	6.47	3.24	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6370

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535A6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16686f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 104, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.074 203.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659398',
    500: '#16686f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16686f;
$custom-light: #659398;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16686f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.719,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47437,
    "c": 0.07434,
    "h": 203.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16686F

secondary

#A5443C

accent

#4B3EEA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16686F

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

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