#169996#169996

#169996 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.102 H 192.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169996
RGB	rgb(22, 153, 150)
HSL	hsl(179, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(179, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 0%, 2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.22, -32.67, -7.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.22, 33.59, 193.45°)
OKLab	oklab(61.91% -0.1 -0.0218)
OKLCH	oklch(61.91% 0.102 192.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2245, 25.1528, 32.7954)
Luminance	0.2515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169996 #991619

analogous

#169955 #169996 #165B99

triadic

#169996 #961699 #999616

tetradic

#169996 #551699 #991619 #5B9916

square

#169996 #551699 #991619 #5B9916

split-complementary

#169996 #99165B #995516

monochromatic

#072E2D #0E6362 #169996 #1ECFCA #45E4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.48

#169996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.03

#169996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169996

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169996	1.00	3.48	6.03	6.03
#FFFFFF	3.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9196

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 153, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.102 192.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71b7b4',
    500: '#169996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169996;
$custom-light: #71b7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.626,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61909,
    "c": 0.10238,
    "h": 192.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.25155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169996

secondary

#C54649

accent

#363BF1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EDF6F6

border

#C8D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #169996

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

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