#169995#169995

#169995 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.103 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169995
RGB	rgb(22, 153, 149)
HSL	hsl(178, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(178, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 0%, 2.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.19, -32.98, -7.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.19, 33.78, 192.47°)
OKLab	oklab(61.87% -0.1005 -0.0204)
OKLCH	oklch(61.87% 0.103 191.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.1443, 25.1207, 32.3731)
Luminance	0.2512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169995 #99161A

analogous

#169954 #169995 #165C99

triadic

#169995 #951699 #999516

tetradic

#169995 #541699 #99161A #5C9916

square

#169995 #541699 #99161A #5C9916

split-complementary

#169995 #99165C #995416

monochromatic

#072E2D #0E6361 #169995 #1ECFC9 #45E4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#169995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#169995 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169995

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169995	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)

#8F9195

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 153, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.103 191.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71b7b4',
    500: '#169995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169995;
$custom-light: #71b7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.168,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61873,
    "c": 0.10255,
    "h": 191.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169995

secondary

#C5464A

accent

#363CF1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EDF6F6

border

#C8D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #169995

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

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