#169799#169799

#169799 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.101 H 196.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169799
RGB	rgb(22, 151, 153)
HSL	hsl(181, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(181, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 1.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.69, -30.79, -10.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.69, 32.48, 198.56°)
OKLab	oklab(61.5% -0.0967 -0.0288)
OKLCH	oklch(61.5% 0.101 196.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.1446, 24.6015, 33.9758)
Luminance	0.2460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169799 #991816

analogous

#16995A #169799 #165699

triadic

#169799 #991697 #979916

tetradic

#169799 #5A1699 #991816 #569916

square

#169799 #5A1699 #991816 #569916

split-complementary

#169799 #991656 #995A16

monochromatic

#072D2E #0E6263 #169799 #1ECCCF #45E2E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#169799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#169799 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169799

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169799	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C8F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B839A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 151, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.101 196.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71b6b7',
    500: '#169799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169799;
$custom-light: #71b6b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.916,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61502,
    "c": 0.10088,
    "h": 196.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169799

secondary

#C54846

accent

#3936F1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EDF6F6

border

#C8D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #169799

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

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