#16737F#16737F

#16737F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.082 H 208.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16737F
RGB	rgb(22, 115, 127)
HSL	hsl(187, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(187, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, -21.09, -14.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 25.31, 213.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.06% -0.0723 -0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(51.06% 0.082 208.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.2907, 13.9631, 22.2273)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16737F #7F2216

analogous

#167F57 #16737F #163F7F

triadic

#16737F #7F1673 #737F16

tetradic

#16737F #57167F #7F2216 #3F7F16

square

#16737F #57167F #7F2216 #3F7F16

split-complementary

#16737F #7F163F #7F5716

monochromatic

#05181A #0D444B #16737F #1FA2B3 #34C9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#16737F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#16737F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16737F

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16737F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16737F	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686E80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A647F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16737f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 115, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.082 208.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#689ba4',
    500: '#16737f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16737f;
$custom-light: #689ba4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16737f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.857,
    "s": 70.47,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5106,
    "c": 0.08215,
    "h": 208.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16737F

secondary

#B44B3D

accent

#4F3BED

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#070E0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16737F

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

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