#169DA0#169DA0
#169DA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.104 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #169DA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 157, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 76%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.3%, 1.9%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.81, -31.48, -11.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.81, 33.40, 199.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.3% -0.0994 -0.031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.104 197.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7301, 26.8201, 37.4405) |
| Luminance | 0.2682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.38
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.15
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.34
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.34
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.88
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#169DA0 #A01916
analogous
#16A05E #169DA0 #1658A0
triadic
#169DA0 #A0169D #9DA016
tetradic
#169DA0 #5E16A0 #A01916 #58A016
square
#169DA0 #5E16A0 #A01916 #58A016
split-complementary
#169DA0 #A01658 #A05E16
monochromatic
#073334 #0F686A #169DA0 #1DD2D6 #4AE3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#169DA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#169DA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #169DA0
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##169DA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##169DA0 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9195A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F88A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #169da0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 157, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.104 197.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72babc',
500: '#169da0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #169da0; $custom-light: #72babc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#169da0",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 157,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.304,
"s": 75.824,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63303,
"c": 0.10408,
"h": 197.3
},
"luminance": 0.26823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#169DA0
secondary
#C84D4A
accent
#3A35F2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181