#16696D#16696D

#16696D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.075 H 199.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16696D
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 109)
HSL	hsl(183, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(183, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 3.7%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, -21.87, -9.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 23.70, 202.67°)
OKLab	oklab(47.63% -0.0701 -0.0254)
OKLCH	oklch(47.63% 0.075 199.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.1415, 11.3769, 16.2319)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16696D #6D1A16

analogous

#166D45 #16696D #163D6D

triadic

#16696D #6D1669 #696D16

tetradic

#16696D #45166D #6D1A16 #3D6D16

square

#16696D #45166D #6D1A16 #3D6D16

split-complementary

#16696D #6D163D #6D4516

monochromatic

#051919 #0C383A #16696D #209AA0 #2BCBD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#16696D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#16696D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16696D

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16696D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16696D	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61646D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545B6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16696d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.075 199.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16696d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.759,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47626,
    "c": 0.07455,
    "h": 199.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16696D

secondary

#A3403C

accent

#463EE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16696D

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

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