#16696B#16696B

#16696B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.074 H 197.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16696B
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 107)
HSL	hsl(181, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(181, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 1.9%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, -22.53, -8.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 23.92, 199.60°)
OKLab	oklab(47.55% -0.071 -0.0223)
OKLCH	oklch(47.55% 0.074 197.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0351, 11.3343, 15.6713)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16696B #6B1816

analogous

#166B43 #16696B #163E6B

triadic

#16696B #6B1669 #696B16

tetradic

#16696B #43166B #6B1816 #3E6B16

square

#16696B #43166B #6B1816 #3E6B16

split-complementary

#16696B #6B163E #6B4316

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3738 #16696B #209B9E #2BCDD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#16696B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#16696B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16696B

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16696B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16696B	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61646B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555B6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16696b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.074 197.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649495',
    500: '#16696b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16696b;
$custom-light: #649495;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16696b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.412,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47546,
    "c": 0.07447,
    "h": 197.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16696B

secondary

#A13E3B

accent

#433FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16696B

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

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