#16828C#16828C

#16828C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.090 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16828C
RGB	rgb(22, 130, 140)
HSL	hsl(185, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(185, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.3%, 7.1%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.53, -24.54, -13.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.53, 28.05, 208.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% -0.0817 -0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.09 204.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0450, 18.0276, 27.5980)
Luminance	0.1803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16828C #8C2016

analogous

#168C5B #16828C #16478C

triadic

#16828C #8C1682 #828C16

tetradic

#16828C #5B168C #8C2016 #478C16

square

#16828C #5B168C #8C2016 #478C16

split-complementary

#16828C #8C1647 #8C5B16

monochromatic

#052022 #0E5157 #16828C #1EB3C1 #3CD2E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#16828C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#16828C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #16828C

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16828C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##16828C	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#767C8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#67718C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008885

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16828c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 130, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.090 204.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca6ad',
    500: '#16828c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16828c;
$custom-light: #6ca6ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16828c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.085,
    "s": 72.84,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55547,
    "c": 0.09006,
    "h": 204.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16828C

secondary

#C0493E

accent

#4838F0

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16828C

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

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