#16787E#16787E

#16787E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.084 H 201.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16787E
RGBrgb(22, 120, 126)
HSLhsl(183, 70%, 29%)
HSVhsv(183, 83%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(82.5%, 4.8%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LABlab(45.78, -24.04, -10.98)
CIE-LCHlch(45.78, 26.43, 204.55°)
OKLaboklab(52.35% -0.0779 -0.0305)
OKLCHoklch(52.35% 0.084 201.4)
XYZxyz(10.8115, 15.1085, 22.0810)
Luminance0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16787E #7E1C16
analogous
#167E50 #16787E #16447E
triadic
#16787E #7E1678 #787E16
tetradic
#16787E #50167E #7E1C16 #447E16
square
#16787E #50167E #7E1C16 #447E16
split-complementary
#16787E #7E1644 #7E5016
monochromatic
#05191A #0D464A #16787E #1FAAB2 #33D2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22
#16787E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02
#16787E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16787E
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16787E#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##16787E1.005.224.025.22
#FFFFFF5.221.0021.001.00
#0000004.0221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.221.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E727E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#60687E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16787e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 120, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.084 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#699fa3',
    500: '#16787e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16787e;
$custom-light: #699fa3;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16787e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.462,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52345,
    "c": 0.0837,
    "h": 201.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16787E
secondary
#B3443D
accent
#453BED
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF2F3
border
#C7CCCD
text
#070E0F
muted
#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

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#16787E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva