#169CB3#169CB3

#169CB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.108 H 213.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169CB3
RGB	rgb(22, 156, 179)
HSL	hsl(189, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(189, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.16, -24.83, -21.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.16, 32.76, 220.72°)
OKLab	oklab(63.81% -0.0902 -0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(63.81% 0.108 213.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3525, 27.1995, 46.8164)
Luminance	0.2720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169CB3 #B32D16

analogous

#16B37C #169CB3 #164EB3

triadic

#169CB3 #B3169C #9CB316

tetradic

#169CB3 #7C16B3 #B32D16 #4EB316

square

#169CB3 #7C16B3 #B32D16 #4EB316

split-complementary

#169CB3 #B3164E #B37C16

monochromatic

#093D46 #0F6D7C #169CB3 #22C8E4 #59D5EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.26

#169CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.44

#169CB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169CB3

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169CB3	1.00	3.26	6.44	6.44
#FFFFFF	3.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B96B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7888B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 156, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.108 213.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b9c9',
    500: '#169cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169cb3;
$custom-light: #75b9c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.79,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63808,
    "c": 0.10816,
    "h": 213.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.27202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169CB3

secondary

#CE6857

accent

#5033F5

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #169CB3

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

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