#16897F#16897F

#16897F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.095 H 185.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16897F
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 127)
HSL	hsl(175, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(175, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 0%, 7.3%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.37, -32.09, -3.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.37, 32.26, 185.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% -0.0949 -0.0093)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.095 185.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.1054, 19.5925, 23.1656)
Luminance	0.1959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16897F #891620

analogous

#168945 #16897F #165989

triadic

#16897F #7F1689 #897F16

tetradic

#16897F #451689 #891620 #598916

square

#16897F #451689 #891620 #598916

split-complementary

#16897F #891659 #894516

monochromatic

#05201D #0E544E #16897F #1EBEB0 #3ADFD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#16897F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#16897F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #16897F

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16897F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##16897F	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#81817F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737680

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16897f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.095 185.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6caca4',
    500: '#16897f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16897f;
$custom-light: #6caca4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16897f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174.783,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56905,
    "c": 0.09538,
    "h": 185.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16897F

secondary

#BD3E49

accent

#3949EF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F3

border

#C8CECD

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16897F

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

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