#169998#169998

#169998 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.102 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169998
RGB	rgb(22, 153, 152)
HSL	hsl(180, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(180, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 0%, 0.7%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.29, -32.06, -8.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.29, 33.26, 195.45°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% -0.0991 -0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.102 194)
XYZ	xyz(17.3869, 25.2178, 33.6508)
Luminance	0.2522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169998 #991617

analogous

#169957 #169998 #165999

triadic

#169998 #981699 #999816

tetradic

#169998 #571699 #991617 #599916

square

#169998 #571699 #991617 #599916

split-complementary

#169998 #991659 #995716

monochromatic

#072E2E #0E6363 #169998 #1ECFCD #45E4E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#169998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.04

#169998 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169998

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169998	1.00	3.47	6.04	6.04
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E9198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8499

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 153, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.102 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71b7b6',
    500: '#169998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169998;
$custom-light: #71b7b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.542,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61981,
    "c": 0.10214,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.2522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169998

secondary

#C54647

accent

#3638F1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EDF6F6

border

#C8D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #169998

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

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