#169AB3#169AB3

#169AB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.108 H 215.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169AB3
RGB	rgb(22, 154, 179)
HSL	hsl(190, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(190, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.7%, 14%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.54, -23.80, -22.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.54, 32.63, 223.15°)
OKLab	oklab(63.31% -0.0883 -0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(63.31% 0.108 215.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0196, 26.5338, 46.7055)
Luminance	0.2654 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169AB3 #B32F16

analogous

#16B37E #169AB3 #164CB3

triadic

#169AB3 #B3169A #9AB316

tetradic

#169AB3 #7E16B3 #B32F16 #4CB316

square

#169AB3 #7E16B3 #B32F16 #4CB316

split-complementary

#169AB3 #B3164C #B37E16

monochromatic

#093C46 #0F6B7C #169AB3 #22C5E4 #59D3EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.33

#169AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.31

#169AB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169AB3

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169AB3	1.00	3.33	6.31	6.31
#FFFFFF	3.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8995B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7587B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 154, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.108 215.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b8c9',
    500: '#169ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169ab3;
$custom-light: #75b8c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 154,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.554,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63308,
    "c": 0.10813,
    "h": 215.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169AB3

secondary

#CE6A57

accent

#5233F5

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #169AB3

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

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