#16696F#16696F

#16696F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.075 H 202.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16696F
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 111)
HSL	hsl(184, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(184, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 5.4%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, -21.20, -10.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 23.55, 205.80°)
OKLab	oklab(47.71% -0.0691 -0.0285)
OKLCH	oklch(47.71% 0.075 202.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2504, 11.4204, 16.8054)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16696F #6F1C16

analogous

#166F48 #16696F #163C6F

triadic

#16696F #6F1669 #696F16

tetradic

#16696F #48166F #6F1C16 #3C6F16

square

#16696F #48166F #6F1C16 #3C6F16

split-complementary

#16696F #6F163C #6F4816

monochromatic

#05181A #0C393C #16696F #2099A2 #2BC9D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#16696F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#16696F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16696F

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16696F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16696F	1.00	6.39	3.28	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60646F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545B6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16696f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.075 202.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659498',
    500: '#16696f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16696f;
$custom-light: #659498;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16696f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.045,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47708,
    "c": 0.07478,
    "h": 202.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16696F

secondary

#A5433C

accent

#4A3EEA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16696F

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

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