#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
RGBrgb(22, 155, 176)
HSLhsl(188, 78%, 39%)
HSVhsv(188, 88%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(87.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LABlab(58.74, -25.32, -20.32)
CIE-LCHlch(58.74, 32.46, 218.74°)
OKLaboklab(63.43% -0.0905 -0.0567)
OKLCHoklch(63.43% 0.107 212.1)
XYZxyz(19.8852, 26.7453, 45.1802)
Luminance0.2675 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

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
##169BB01.003.316.356.35
#FFFFFF3.311.0021.0021.00
#0000006.3521.001.001.00
##0000006.3521.001.001.00

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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#169BB0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva