#16828B#16828B

#16828B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.090 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16828B
RGBrgb(22, 130, 139)
HSLhsl(185, 73%, 32%)
HSVhsv(185, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(84.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LABlab(49.49, -24.87, -13.06)
CIE-LCHlch(49.49, 28.09, 207.70°)
OKLaboklab(55.51% -0.0822 -0.0363)
OKLCHoklch(55.51% 0.09 203.8)
XYZxyz(12.9716, 17.9983, 27.2114)
Luminance0.1800 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16828B #8B1F16
analogous
#168B5A #16828B #16488B
triadic
#16828B #8B1682 #828B16
tetradic
#16828B #5A168B #8B1F16 #488B16
square
#16828B #5A168B #8B1F16 #488B16
split-complementary
#16828B #8B1648 #8B5A16
monochromatic
#051F21 #0E5156 #16828B #1EB3C0 #3BD3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57
#16828B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60
#16828B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #16828B
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16828B#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##16828B1.004.574.604.60
#FFFFFF4.571.0021.0021.00
#0000004.6021.001.001.00
##0000004.6021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#777C8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#67718B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008885
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16828b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 130, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.090 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca6ac',
    500: '#16828b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16828b;
$custom-light: #6ca6ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16828b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.615,
    "s": 72.671,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55506,
    "c": 0.08985,
    "h": 203.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16828B
secondary
#BF483E
accent
#4738EF
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#080F10
muted
#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

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#16828B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva