#16856F#16856F

#16856F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.099 H 174.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16856F
RGBrgb(22, 133, 111)
HSLhsl(168, 72%, 30%)
HSVhsv(168, 83%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(83.5%, 0%, 16.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LABlab(49.61, -34.88, 3.52)
CIE-LCHlch(49.61, 35.05, 174.24°)
OKLaboklab(55.31% -0.0987 0.0088)
OKLCHoklch(55.31% 0.099 174.9)
XYZxyz(11.5861, 18.0919, 17.9173)
Luminance0.1809 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16856F #85162C
analogous
#168537 #16856F #166385
triadic
#16856F #6F1685 #856F16
tetradic
#16856F #371685 #85162C #638516
square
#16856F #371685 #85162C #638516
split-complementary
#16856F #851663 #853716
monochromatic
#051C17 #0D5043 #16856F #1FBA9B #37DEBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55
#16856F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62
#16856F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #16856F
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16856F#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##16856F1.004.554.624.62
#FFFFFF4.551.0021.0021.00
#0000004.6221.001.001.00
##0000004.6221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#807C6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#727271
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00877F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16856f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 133, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.099 174.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6aa998',
    500: '#16856f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16856f;
$custom-light: #6aa998;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16856f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.108,
    "s": 71.613,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55311,
    "c": 0.09914,
    "h": 174.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16856F
secondary
#B93E56
accent
#395DEE
background
#F6FAF9
surface
#ECF4F2
border
#C7CECC
text
#08100D
muted
#7A7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16856F

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