#16706B#16706B

#16706B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.080 H 189.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16706B
RGB	rgb(22, 112, 107)
HSL	hsl(177, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(177, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 0%, 4.5%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, -26.11, -4.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 26.50, 189.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% -0.0786 -0.0127)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.08 189.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7776, 12.8194, 15.9188)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16706B #70161B

analogous

#16703E #16706B #164870

triadic

#16706B #6B1670 #706B16

tetradic

#16706B #3E1670 #70161B #487016

square

#16706B #3E1670 #70161B #487016

split-complementary

#16706B #701648 #703E16

monochromatic

#051A18 #0C3D3A #16706B #20A39C #2BD5CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#16706B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#16706B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16706B

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16706B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16706B	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696A6B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D606C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00736E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16706b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 112, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.080 189.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659995',
    500: '#16706b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16706b;
$custom-light: #659995;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16706b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.667,
    "s": 67.164,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49458,
    "c": 0.07962,
    "h": 189.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16706B

secondary

#A63C42

accent

#3E47EA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070E0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16706B

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

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