#169399#169399

#169399 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.099 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169399
RGB	rgb(22, 147, 153)
HSL	hsl(183, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(183, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 3.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.42, -28.84, -12.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.42, 31.33, 203.00°)
OKLab	oklab(60.47% -0.0928 -0.034)
OKLCH	oklch(60.47% 0.099 200.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.5117, 23.3358, 33.7648)
Luminance	0.2334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169399 #991C16

analogous

#16995E #169399 #165299

triadic

#169399 #991693 #939916

tetradic

#169399 #5E1699 #991C16 #529916

square

#169399 #5E1699 #991C16 #529916

split-complementary

#169399 #991652 #995E16

monochromatic

#072C2E #0E6063 #169399 #1EC6CF #45DDE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#169399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#169399 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169399

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169399	1.00	3.71	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767F9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009995

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 147, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.099 200.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70b3b7',
    500: '#169399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169399;
$custom-light: #70b3b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 147,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.748,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60471,
    "c": 0.09881,
    "h": 200.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169399

secondary

#C54C46

accent

#3F36F1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EDF6F6

border

#C8D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #169399

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

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