#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
RGB	rgb(22, 133, 92)
HSL	hsl(158, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(158, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.5%, 0%, 30.8%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.15, -39.78, 13.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.15, 42.14, 160.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% -0.1084 0.0353)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.114 162)
XYZ	xyz(10.6490, 17.7170, 12.9816)
Luminance	0.1772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

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
##16855C	1.00	4.62	4.54	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #16855C

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

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