#169993#169993

#169993 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.103 H 189.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169993
RGB	rgb(22, 153, 147)
HSL	hsl(177, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(177, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 0%, 3.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.13, -33.59, -6.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.13, 34.16, 190.53°)
OKLab	oklab(61.8% -0.1014 -0.0175)
OKLCH	oklch(61.8% 0.103 189.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.9860, 25.0574, 31.5394)
Luminance	0.2506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169993 #99161C

analogous

#169952 #169993 #165E99

triadic

#169993 #931699 #999316

tetradic

#169993 #521699 #99161C #5E9916

square

#169993 #521699 #99161C #5E9916

split-complementary

#169993 #99165E #995216

monochromatic

#072E2C #0E6360 #169993 #1ECFC6 #45E4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#169993 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#169993 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169993

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169993	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169993	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9093

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169993;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 153, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.103 189.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70b7b2',
    500: '#169993',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169993;
$custom-light: #70b7b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169993",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.252,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61803,
    "c": 0.10293,
    "h": 189.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169993

secondary

#C5464C

accent

#363FF1

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EDF6F5

border

#C8D0CF

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #169993

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

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