#16855C#16855C

#16855C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.114 H 162.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16855C
RGBrgb(22, 133, 92)
HSLhsl(158, 72%, 30%)
HSVhsv(158, 83%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(83.5%, 0%, 30.8%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(49.15, -39.78, 13.89)
CIE-LCHlch(49.15, 42.14, 160.75°)
OKLaboklab(54.79% -0.1084 0.0353)
OKLCHoklch(54.79% 0.114 162)
XYZxyz(10.6490, 17.7170, 12.9816)
Luminance0.1772 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16855C #85163F
analogous
#168525 #16855C #167685
triadic
#16855C #5C1685 #855C16
tetradic
#16855C #251685 #85163F #768516
square
#16855C #251685 #85163F #768516
split-complementary
#16855C #851676 #852516
monochromatic
#051C13 #0D5038 #16855C #1FBA80 #37DEA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62
#16855C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54
#16855C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16855C
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16855C#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##16855C1.004.624.544.62
#FFFFFF4.621.0021.001.00
#0000004.5421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.621.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#837A5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#76715F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00857A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16855c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 133, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.114 162.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69a98a',
    500: '#16855c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16855c;
$custom-light: #69a98a;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16855c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.838,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54786,
    "c": 0.11402,
    "h": 162
  },
  "luminance": 0.17718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16855C
secondary
#B93E6B
accent
#397CEE
background
#F6FAF8
surface
#ECF4F0
border
#C7CECB
text
#07100B
muted
#7A7F7C

Preview Lab

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#16855C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva