#16797D#16797D

#16797D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.084 H 199.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16797D
RGB	rgb(22, 121, 125)
HSL	hsl(182, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(182, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.4%, 3.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, -24.88, -9.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 26.80, 201.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% -0.0794 -0.0276)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.084 199.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8682, 15.3246, 21.7832)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16797D #7D1A16

analogous

#167D4E #16797D #16467D

triadic

#16797D #7D1679 #797D16

tetradic

#16797D #4E167D #7D1A16 #467D16

square

#16797D #4E167D #7D1A16 #467D16

split-complementary

#16797D #7D1646 #7D4E16

monochromatic

#05191A #0D4749 #16797D #1FABB1 #32D4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#16797D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#16797D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16797D

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16797D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16797D	1.00	5.17	4.07	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F737D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61697D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16797d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 121, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.084 199.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69a0a2',
    500: '#16797d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16797d;
$custom-light: #69a0a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16797d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.33,
    "s": 70.068,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52572,
    "c": 0.0841,
    "h": 199.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16797D

secondary

#B2413D

accent

#423BED

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070E0F

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16797D

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

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