#169CB0#169CB0

#169CB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.107 H 211.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169CB0
RGB	rgb(22, 156, 176)
HSL	hsl(188, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(188, 88%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.5%, 11.4%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.05, -25.83, -19.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.05, 32.57, 217.53°)
OKLab	oklab(63.68% -0.0914 -0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(63.68% 0.107 211.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0524, 27.0795, 45.2359)
Luminance	0.2708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169CB0 #B02A16

analogous

#16B077 #169CB0 #164FB0

triadic

#169CB0 #B0169C #9CB016

tetradic

#169CB0 #7716B0 #B02A16 #4FB016

square

#169CB0 #7716B0 #B02A16 #4FB016

split-complementary

#169CB0 #B0164F #B07716

monochromatic

#083C43 #0F6C7A #169CB0 #20CAE3 #56D7EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.27

#169CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.42

#169CB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169CB0

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169CB0	1.00	3.27	6.42	6.42
#FFFFFF	3.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C96B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7988B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 156, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.107 211.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b9c7',
    500: '#169cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169cb0;
$custom-light: #74b9c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.792,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63681,
    "c": 0.10689,
    "h": 211.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.27082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169CB0

secondary

#CD6555

accent

#4D34F4

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #169CB0

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

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