#16846B#16846B

#16846B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.101 H 172.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16846B
RGB	rgb(22, 132, 107)
HSL	hsl(166, 71%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(166, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.3%, 0%, 18.9%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.17, -35.53, 5.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.17, 35.91, 171.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% -0.0997 0.0133)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.101 172.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.2346, 17.7332, 16.7378)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16846B #84162F

analogous

#168434 #16846B #166684

triadic

#16846B #6B1684 #846B16

tetradic

#16846B #341684 #84162F #668416

square

#16846B #341684 #84162F #668416

split-complementary

#16846B #841666 #843416

monochromatic

#051B16 #0D5040 #16846B #1FB896 #37DEB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#16846B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#16846B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16846B

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16846B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16846B	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7B6A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72716D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00857D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16846b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 132, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.101 172.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69a895',
    500: '#16846b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16846b;
$custom-light: #69a895;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16846b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.364,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54919,
    "c": 0.10062,
    "h": 172.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16846B

secondary

#B83D59

accent

#3A63EE

background

#F6FAF9

surface

#ECF4F1

border

#C7CECB

text

#07100D

muted

#7A7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16846B

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

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