#169DB0#169DB0

#169DB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.107 H 210.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169DB0
RGB	rgb(22, 157, 176)
HSL	hsl(187, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(187, 88%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.5%, 10.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.36, -26.33, -19.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.36, 32.69, 216.34°)
OKLab	oklab(63.93% -0.0924 -0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(63.93% 0.107 210.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2208, 27.4165, 45.2920)
Luminance	0.2742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169DB0 #B02916

analogous

#16B076 #169DB0 #1650B0

triadic

#169DB0 #B0169D #9DB016

tetradic

#169DB0 #7616B0 #B02916 #50B016

square

#169DB0 #7616B0 #B02916 #50B016

split-complementary

#169DB0 #B01650 #B07616

monochromatic

#083C43 #0F6C7A #169DB0 #20CBE3 #56D8EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.24

#169DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.48

#169DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169DB0

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169DB0	1.00	3.24	6.48	6.48
#FFFFFF	3.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D97B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A89B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 157, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.107 210.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75bac7',
    500: '#169db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169db0;
$custom-light: #75bac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.403,
    "s": 77.778,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63932,
    "c": 0.10702,
    "h": 210.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169DB0

secondary

#CD6455

accent

#4B34F4

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #169DB0

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

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