#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
RGB	rgb(22, 133, 111)
HSL	hsl(168, 72%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(168, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.5%, 0%, 16.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.61, -34.88, 3.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.61, 35.05, 174.24°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% -0.0987 0.0088)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.099 174.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.5861, 18.0919, 17.9173)
Luminance	0.1809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##16856F	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

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

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