#169999#169999

#169999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.102 H 194.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169999
RGB	rgb(22, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(180, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.32, -31.75, -9.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.32, 33.11, 196.47°)
OKLab	oklab(62.02% -0.0986 -0.0261)
OKLCH	oklch(62.02% 0.102 194.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.4692, 25.2507, 34.0840)
Luminance	0.2525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169999 #991616

analogous

#169958 #169999 #165899

triadic

#169999 #991699 #999916

tetradic

#169999 #581699 #991616 #589916

square

#169999 #581699 #991616 #589916

split-complementary

#169999 #991658 #995816

monochromatic

#072E2E #0E6363 #169999 #1ECFCF #45E4E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#169999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.05

#169999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169999

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169999	1.00	3.47	6.05	6.05
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E9199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D849A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.102 194.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71b7b7',
    500: '#169999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169999;
$custom-light: #71b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62018,
    "c": 0.10205,
    "h": 194.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169999

secondary

#C54646

accent

#3636F1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #169999

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

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