#16706E#16706E

#16706E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.079 H 192.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16706E
RGB	rgb(22, 112, 110)
HSL	hsl(179, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(179, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 0%, 1.8%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, -25.16, -6.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 25.91, 193.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% -0.0771 -0.0172)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.079 192.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.9382, 12.8836, 16.7645)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16706E #701618

analogous

#167041 #16706E #164570

triadic

#16706E #6E1670 #706E16

tetradic

#16706E #411670 #701618 #457016

square

#16706E #411670 #701618 #457016

split-complementary

#16706E #701645 #704116

monochromatic

#051A19 #0C3D3C #16706E #20A3A0 #2BD5D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#16706E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#16706E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16706E

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16706E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16706E	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686A6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C616F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00746F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16706e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 112, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.079 192.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669997',
    500: '#16706e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16706e;
$custom-light: #669997;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16706e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.667,
    "s": 67.164,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49569,
    "c": 0.07903,
    "h": 192.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16706E

secondary

#A63C3E

accent

#3E42EA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070E0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16706E

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

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