#169BB0#169BB0

#169BB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.107 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169BB0
RGB	rgb(22, 155, 176)
HSL	hsl(188, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(188, 88%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.74, -25.32, -20.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.74, 32.46, 218.74°)
OKLab	oklab(63.43% -0.0905 -0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(63.43% 0.107 212.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8852, 26.7453, 45.1802)
Luminance	0.2675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169BB0 #B02B16

analogous

#16B078 #169BB0 #164EB0

triadic

#169BB0 #B0169B #9BB016

tetradic

#169BB0 #7816B0 #B02B16 #4EB016

square

#169BB0 #7816B0 #B02B16 #4EB016

split-complementary

#169BB0 #B0164E #B07816

monochromatic

#083B43 #0F6B7A #169BB0 #20C9E3 #56D6EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#169BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.35

#169BB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169BB0

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169BB0	1.00	3.31	6.35	6.35
#FFFFFF	3.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B95B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7787B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 155, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.107 212.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b9c7',
    500: '#169bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169bb0;
$custom-light: #74b9c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.182,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63431,
    "c": 0.10679,
    "h": 212.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169BB0

secondary

#CD6555

accent

#4E34F4

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #169BB0

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

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