#16848E#16848E
#16848E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.091 H 204.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16848E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 132, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.5%, 7%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.24, -24.90, -13.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.24, 28.41, 208.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.15% -0.0828 -0.0381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.15% 0.091 204.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4624, 18.6244, 28.4713) |
| Luminance | 0.1863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.80
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 4.68
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 4.80
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.05
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.07
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16848E #8E2016
analogous
#168E5C #16848E #16488E
triadic
#16848E #8E1684 #848E16
tetradic
#16848E #5C168E #8E2016 #488E16
square
#16848E #5C168E #8E2016 #488E16
split-complementary
#16848E #8E1648 #8E5C16
monochromatic
#062124 #0E5359 #16848E #1EB5C3 #3DD3E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.44
#16848E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.73
#16848E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #16848E
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16848E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16848E | 1.00 | 4.44 | 4.73 | 4.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787E8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#69738E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008A87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16848e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 132, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.091 204.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6da8af',
500: '#16848e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16848e; $custom-light: #6da8af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16848e",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 132,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185,
"s": 73.171,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5615,
"c": 0.09117,
"h": 204.7
},
"luminance": 0.18626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16848E
secondary
#C14A3F
accent
#4738F0
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#080F10
muted
#7B7F7F