#16696C#16696C

#16696C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.074 H 198.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16696C
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 108)
HSL	hsl(182, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(182, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 2.8%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.17, -22.20, -8.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.17, 23.80, 201.13°)
OKLab	oklab(47.59% -0.0706 -0.0238)
OKLCH	oklch(47.59% 0.074 198.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0880, 11.3554, 15.9500)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16696C #6C1916

analogous

#166C44 #16696C #163E6C

triadic

#16696C #6C1669 #696C16

tetradic

#16696C #44166C #6C1916 #3E6C16

square

#16696C #44166C #6C1916 #3E6C16

split-complementary

#16696C #6C163E #6C4416

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3839 #16696C #209A9F #2BCCD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#16696C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#16696C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16696C

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16696C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16696C	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61646C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555B6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16696c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.074 198.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649496',
    500: '#16696c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16696c;
$custom-light: #649496;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16696c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.093,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47586,
    "c": 0.07449,
    "h": 198.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16696C

secondary

#A23F3C

accent

#453FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16696C

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

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