#16856B#16856B

#16856B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.102 H 171.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16856B
RGBrgb(22, 133, 107)
HSLhsl(166, 72%, 30%)
HSVhsv(166, 83%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(83.5%, 0%, 19.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(49.50, -35.97, 5.70)
CIE-LCHlch(49.50, 36.42, 170.99°)
OKLaboklab(55.19% -0.1008 0.0145)
OKLCHoklch(55.19% 0.102 171.8)
XYZxyz(11.3708, 18.0057, 16.7832)
Luminance0.1801 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16856B #851630
analogous
#168533 #16856B #166785
triadic
#16856B #6B1685 #856B16
tetradic
#16856B #331685 #851630 #678516
square
#16856B #331685 #851630 #678516
split-complementary
#16856B #851667 #853316
monochromatic
#051C17 #0D5041 #16856B #1FBA95 #37DEB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56
#16856B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60
#16856B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #16856B
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16856B#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##16856B1.004.564.604.60
#FFFFFF4.561.0021.0021.00
#0000004.6021.001.001.00
##0000004.6021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#817C6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73726D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00867E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16856b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 133, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.102 171.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69a995',
    500: '#16856b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16856b;
$custom-light: #69a995;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16856b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.946,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55191,
    "c": 0.10182,
    "h": 171.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16856B
secondary
#B93E5B
accent
#3964EE
background
#F6FAF9
surface
#ECF4F1
border
#C7CECB
text
#07100D
muted
#7A7F7E

Preview Lab

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#16856B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva