#16898B#16898B
#16898B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.093 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16898B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 137, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.2%, 1.4%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.75, -28.39, -9.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.75, 29.98, 198.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.34% -0.0892 -0.0269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.34% 0.093 196.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9346, 19.9242, 27.5324) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 0.55
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 1.30
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.65
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 3.60
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 5.83
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16898B #8B1816
analogous
#168B53 #16898B #164F8B
triadic
#16898B #8B1689 #898B16
tetradic
#16898B #53168B #8B1816 #4F8B16
square
#16898B #53168B #8B1816 #4F8B16
split-complementary
#16898B #8B164F #8B5316
monochromatic
#052121 #0E5556 #16898B #1EBDC0 #3BDDE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#16898B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#16898B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #16898B
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16898B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16898B | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F828B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F768C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16898b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.093 196.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6dacac',
500: '#16898b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16898b; $custom-light: #6dacac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16898b",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 137,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.026,
"s": 72.671,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57339,
"c": 0.09319,
"h": 196.8
},
"luminance": 0.19926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16898B
secondary
#BF403E
accent
#3C38EF
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#081010
muted
#7B7F7F