#16706C#16706C

#16706C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.079 H 190.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16706C
RGB	rgb(22, 112, 108)
HSL	hsl(177, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(177, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 0%, 3.6%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, -25.79, -5.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 26.29, 191.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% -0.0781 -0.0142)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.079 190.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.8305, 12.8405, 16.1975)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16706C #70161A

analogous

#16703F #16706C #164770

triadic

#16706C #6C1670 #706C16

tetradic

#16706C #3F1670 #70161A #477016

square

#16706C #3F1670 #70161A #477016

split-complementary

#16706C #701647 #703F16

monochromatic

#051A19 #0C3D3B #16706C #20A39D #2BD5CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#16706C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#16706C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16706C

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16706C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16706C	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696A6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C616D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00736F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16706c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 112, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.079 190.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659996',
    500: '#16706c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16706c;
$custom-light: #659996;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16706c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.333,
    "s": 67.164,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49495,
    "c": 0.07939,
    "h": 190.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16706C

secondary

#A63C41

accent

#3E45EA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070E0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16706C

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

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