#16796D#16796D

#16796D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.087 H 182.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16796D
RGB	rgb(22, 121, 109)
HSL	hsl(173, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(173, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 0%, 9.9%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, -29.89, -1.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 29.91, 182.27°)
OKLab	oklab(51.98% -0.0872 -0.0037)
OKLCH	oklch(51.98% 0.087 182.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.9272, 14.9482, 16.8271)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16796D #791622

analogous

#16793B #16796D #165379

triadic

#16796D #6D1679 #796D16

tetradic

#16796D #3B1679 #791622 #537916

square

#16796D #3B1679 #791622 #537916

split-complementary

#16796D #791653 #793B16

monochromatic

#051A17 #0D453E #16796D #1FAD9C #30D9C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#16796D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#16796D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16796D

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16796D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16796D	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73716D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66686E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16796d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 121, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.087 182.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16796d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.727,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51984,
    "c": 0.08728,
    "h": 182.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16796D

secondary

#AE3D4A

accent

#3C51EC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070F0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16796D

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

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