#16908C#16908C

#16908C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.098 H 191.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16908C
RGBrgb(22, 144, 140)
HSLhsl(178, 73%, 33%)
HSVhsv(178, 85%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(84.7%, 0%, 2.8%, 43.5%)
CIE-LABlab(54.04, -31.47, -6.83)
CIE-LCHlch(54.04, 32.20, 192.24°)
OKLaboklab(59.21% -0.0958 -0.0191)
OKLCHoklch(59.21% 0.098 191.3)
XYZxyz(15.0355, 22.0086, 28.2615)
Luminance0.2201 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16908C #90161A
analogous
#16904F #16908C #165790
triadic
#16908C #8C1690 #908C16
tetradic
#16908C #4F1690 #90161A #579016
square
#16908C #4F1690 #90161A #579016
split-complementary
#16908C #901657 #904F16
monochromatic
#062625 #0E5B58 #16908C #1EC5C0 #3FE2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89
#16908C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40
#16908C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #16908C
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16908C#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##16908C1.003.895.405.40
#FFFFFF3.891.0021.0021.00
#0000005.4021.001.001.00
##0000005.4021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#87888C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#777C8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00948E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16908c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 144, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.098 191.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6eb1ad',
    500: '#16908c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16908c;
$custom-light: #6eb1ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16908c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 144,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.033,
    "s": 73.494,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59208,
    "c": 0.09766,
    "h": 191.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16908C
secondary
#C24044
accent
#383EF0
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF5F4
border
#C8CFCE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F

Preview Lab

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#16908C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva