#16785B#16785B

#16785B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.098 H 167.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16785B
RGB	rgb(22, 120, 91)
HSL	hsl(162, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(162, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.7%, 0%, 24.2%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, -34.47, 8.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 35.46, 166.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% -0.0953 0.0213)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.098 167.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9346, 14.3577, 12.1959)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16785B #781633

analogous

#16782A #16785B #166478

triadic

#16785B #5B1678 #785B16

tetradic

#16785B #2A1678 #781633 #647816

square

#16785B #2A1678 #781633 #647816

split-complementary

#16785B #781664 #782A16

monochromatic

#051A14 #0D4434 #16785B #1FAC82 #2FD9A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#16785B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#16785B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16785B

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16785B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16785B	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69665D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16785b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 120, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.098 167.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66a089',
    500: '#16785b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16785b;
$custom-light: #66a089;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16785b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.245,
    "s": 69.014,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51151,
    "c": 0.09769,
    "h": 167.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16785B

secondary

#AD3C5E

accent

#3C70EC

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070F0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16785B

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

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