#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
RGB	rgb(22, 130, 139)
HSL	hsl(185, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(185, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.49, -24.87, -13.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.49, 28.09, 207.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% -0.0822 -0.0363)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.09 203.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.9716, 17.9983, 27.2114)
Luminance	0.1800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##16828B	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

Preview with #16828B

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

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