#16996B#16996B

#16996B is a mid, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.127 H 162.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16996B
RGBrgb(22, 153, 107)
HSLhsl(159, 75%, 34%)
HSVhsv(159, 86%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(85.6%, 0%, 30.1%, 40%)
CIE-LABlab(56.10, -44.39, 14.99)
CIE-LCHlch(56.10, 46.85, 161.35°)
OKLaboklab(60.62% -0.121 0.0381)
OKLCHoklch(60.62% 0.127 162.5)
XYZxyz(14.3743, 24.0127, 17.7844)
Luminance0.2402 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16996B #991644
analogous
#169929 #16996B #168699
triadic
#16996B #6B1699 #996B16
tetradic
#16996B #291699 #991644 #869916
square
#16996B #291699 #991644 #869916
split-complementary
#16996B #991686 #992916
monochromatic
#072E20 #0E6346 #16996B #1ECF90 #45E4AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62
#16996B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80
#16996B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #16996B
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16996B#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##16996B1.003.625.805.80
#FFFFFF3.621.0021.0021.00
#0000005.8021.001.001.00
##0000005.8021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#968D68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87826E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00998D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16996b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 153, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.127 162.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6eb895',
    500: '#16996b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16996b;
$custom-light: #6eb895;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16996b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 158.931,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60616,
    "c": 0.12688,
    "h": 162.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16996B
secondary
#C54672
accent
#3678F1
background
#F7FBF9
surface
#EDF6F1
border
#C8D0CB
text
#08110D
muted
#7B807E

Preview Lab

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#16996B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva