#16796B#16796B

#16796B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.088 H 180.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16796B
RGB	rgb(22, 121, 107)
HSL	hsl(172, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(172, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 0%, 11.6%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, -30.48, -0.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 30.48, 180.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% -0.0882 -0.0007)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.088 180.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.8208, 14.9056, 16.2665)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16796B #791624

analogous

#167939 #16796B #165579

triadic

#16796B #6B1679 #796B16

tetradic

#16796B #391679 #791624 #557916

square

#16796B #391679 #791624 #557916

split-complementary

#16796B #791655 #793916

monochromatic

#051A17 #0D453D #16796B #1FAD99 #30D9C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#16796B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#16796B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16796B

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16796B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16796B	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73716A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66686C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16796b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 121, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.088 180.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67a095',
    500: '#16796b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16796b;
$custom-light: #67a095;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16796b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.515,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51917,
    "c": 0.08821,
    "h": 180.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16796B

secondary

#AE3D4D

accent

#3C55EC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070F0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16796B

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

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