#16796A#16796A
#16796A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.089 H 179.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16796A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 121, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 69%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 82%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.8%, 0%, 12.4%, 52.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.48, -30.78, 0.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.48, 30.78, 179.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.88% -0.0887 0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.88% 0.089 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7685, 14.8847, 15.9911) |
| Luminance | 0.1489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 5.70
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 5.86
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 6.86
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 6.95
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 7.64
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16796A #791625
analogous
#167938 #16796A #165679
triadic
#16796A #6A1679 #796A16
tetradic
#16796A #381679 #791625 #567916
square
#16796A #381679 #791625 #567916
split-complementary
#16796A #791656 #793816
monochromatic
#051A17 #0D453D #16796A #1FAD97 #30D9C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.28
#16796A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#16796A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #16796A
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16796A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16796A | 1.00 | 5.28 | 3.98 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#737169
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#67686B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007B74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16796a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 121, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.089 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#67a094',
500: '#16796a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16796a; $custom-light: #67a094; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16796a",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 121,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.909,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 28.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51884,
"c": 0.08871,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.14886
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16796A
secondary
#AE3D4E
accent
#3C56EC
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#EBF2F1
border
#C6CCCB
text
#070F0D
muted
#7A7E7E