#169994#169994

#169994 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.103 H 190.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169994
RGB	rgb(22, 153, 148)
HSL	hsl(178, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(178, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 0%, 3.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.16, -33.28, -6.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.16, 33.96, 191.49°)
OKLab	oklab(61.84% -0.101 -0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(61.84% 0.103 190.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.0648, 25.0890, 31.9545)
Luminance	0.2509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169994 #99161B

analogous

#169953 #169994 #165D99

triadic

#169994 #941699 #999416

tetradic

#169994 #531699 #99161B #5D9916

square

#169994 #531699 #99161B #5D9916

split-complementary

#169994 #99165D #995316

monochromatic

#072E2C #0E6360 #169994 #1ECFC8 #45E4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#169994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#169994 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169994

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169994	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9094

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 153, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.103 190.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71b7b3',
    500: '#169994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169994;
$custom-light: #71b7b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.71,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61838,
    "c": 0.10273,
    "h": 190.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.25091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169994

secondary

#C5464B

accent

#363DF1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EDF6F6

border

#C8D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #169994

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

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