#16846E#16846E

#16846E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.099 H 174.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16846E
RGB	rgb(22, 132, 110)
HSL	hsl(168, 71%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(168, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.3%, 0%, 16.7%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.25, -34.70, 3.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.25, 34.89, 174.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% -0.0982 0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.099 174.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.3951, 17.7975, 17.5835)
Luminance	0.1780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16846E #84162C

analogous

#168437 #16846E #166384

triadic

#16846E #6E1684 #846E16

tetradic

#16846E #371684 #84162C #638416

square

#16846E #371684 #84162C #638416

split-complementary

#16846E #841663 #843716

monochromatic

#051B17 #0D5042 #16846E #1FB89A #37DEBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#16846E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#16846E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16846E

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16846E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16846E	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7B6D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717170

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00867E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16846e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 132, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.099 174.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69a897',
    500: '#16846e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16846e;
$custom-light: #69a897;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16846e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55009,
    "c": 0.09863,
    "h": 174.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16846E

secondary

#B83D56

accent

#3A5EEE

background

#F6FAF9

surface

#ECF4F2

border

#C7CECC

text

#07100D

muted

#7A7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16846E

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

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