#16794E#16794E

#16794E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.111 H 158.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16794E
RGB	rgb(22, 121, 78)
HSL	hsl(154, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(154, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 0%, 35.5%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, -38.07, 16.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 41.30, 157.20°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% -0.1031 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.111 158.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.5425, 14.3943, 9.5344)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16794E #791641

analogous

#16791C #16794E #167279

triadic

#16794E #4E1679 #794E16

tetradic

#16794E #1C1679 #791641 #727916

square

#16794E #1C1679 #791641 #727916

split-complementary

#16794E #791672 #791C16

monochromatic

#051A11 #0D452D #16794E #1FAD6F #30D990

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#16794E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#16794E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16794E

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16794E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16794E	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786F4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6751

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00786E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16794e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 121, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.111 158.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66a080',
    500: '#16794e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16794e;
$custom-light: #66a080;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16794e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 153.939,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51098,
    "c": 0.11074,
    "h": 158.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16794E

secondary

#AE3D6E

accent

#3C88EC

background

#F6F9F7

surface

#EBF2EE

border

#C6CCC9

text

#070F0A

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16794E

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

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