#169BB3#169BB3

#169BB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.108 H 214.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169BB3
RGB	rgb(22, 155, 179)
HSL	hsl(189, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(189, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.7%, 13.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.85, -24.32, -21.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.85, 32.69, 221.93°)
OKLab	oklab(63.56% -0.0892 -0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(63.56% 0.108 214.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1853, 26.8653, 46.7607)
Luminance	0.2687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169BB3 #B32E16

analogous

#16B37D #169BB3 #164DB3

triadic

#169BB3 #B3169B #9BB316

tetradic

#169BB3 #7D16B3 #B32E16 #4DB316

square

#169BB3 #7D16B3 #B32E16 #4DB316

split-complementary

#169BB3 #B3164D #B37D16

monochromatic

#093D46 #0F6C7C #169BB3 #22C6E4 #59D4EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.29

#169BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.37

#169BB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169BB3

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169BB3	1.00	3.29	6.37	6.37
#FFFFFF	3.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A96B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7687B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 155, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.108 214.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b8c9',
    500: '#169bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169bb3;
$custom-light: #75b8c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.172,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63558,
    "c": 0.10813,
    "h": 214.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169BB3

secondary

#CE6957

accent

#5133F5

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #169BB3

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

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