#16796C#16796C

#16796C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.088 H 181.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16796C
RGB	rgb(22, 121, 108)
HSL	hsl(172, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(172, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 0%, 10.7%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.53, -30.19, -0.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.53, 30.19, 181.20°)
OKLab	oklab(51.95% -0.0877 -0.0022)
OKLCH	oklch(51.95% 0.088 181.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8737, 14.9268, 16.5452)
Luminance	0.1493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16796C #791623

analogous

#16793A #16796C #165479

triadic

#16796C #6C1679 #796C16

tetradic

#16796C #3A1679 #791623 #547916

square

#16796C #3A1679 #791623 #547916

split-complementary

#16796C #791654 #793A16

monochromatic

#051A17 #0D453E #16796C #1FAD9A #30D9C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#16796C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#16796C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16796C

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16796C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16796C	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73716C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66686D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16796c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 121, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.088 181.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67a096',
    500: '#16796c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16796c;
$custom-light: #67a096;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16796c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.121,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51951,
    "c": 0.08773,
    "h": 181.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16796C

secondary

#AE3D4B

accent

#3C53EC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070F0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16796C

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

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