#16838C#16838C

#16838C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.090 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16838C
RGB	rgb(22, 131, 140)
HSL	hsl(185, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(185, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.3%, 6.4%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.85, -25.05, -13.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.85, 28.27, 207.61°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% -0.0827 -0.0365)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.09 203.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.1787, 18.2949, 27.6426)
Luminance	0.1830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16838C #8C1F16

analogous

#168C5A #16838C #16488C

triadic

#16838C #8C1683 #838C16

tetradic

#16838C #5A168C #8C1F16 #488C16

square

#16838C #5A168C #8C1F16 #488C16

split-complementary

#16838C #8C1648 #8C5A16

monochromatic

#052022 #0E5257 #16838C #1EB4C1 #3CD4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#16838C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#16838C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #16838C

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16838C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##16838C	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787D8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68728C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16838c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 131, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.090 203.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca7ad',
    500: '#16838c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16838c;
$custom-light: #6ca7ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16838c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.576,
    "s": 72.84,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55808,
    "c": 0.09042,
    "h": 203.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16838C

secondary

#C0483E

accent

#4638F0

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16838C

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

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