#169499#169499

#169499 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.099 H 199.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169499
RGB	rgb(22, 148, 153)
HSL	hsl(182, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(182, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 3.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.73, -29.33, -11.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.73, 31.60, 201.85°)
OKLab	oklab(60.73% -0.0937 -0.0327)
OKLCH	oklch(60.73% 0.099 199.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.6679, 23.6481, 33.8169)
Luminance	0.2365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169499 #991B16

analogous

#16995D #169499 #165399

triadic

#169499 #991694 #949916

tetradic

#169499 #5D1699 #991B16 #539916

square

#169499 #5D1699 #991B16 #539916

split-complementary

#169499 #991653 #995D16

monochromatic

#072C2E #0E6063 #169499 #1EC8CF #45DEE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#169499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#169499 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169499

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169499	1.00	3.66	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#77809A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 148, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.099 199.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70b4b7',
    500: '#169499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169499;
$custom-light: #70b4b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.29,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60729,
    "c": 0.09929,
    "h": 199.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169499

secondary

#C54B46

accent

#3D36F1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EDF6F6

border

#C8D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #169499

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

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