#169DB3#169DB3

#169DB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.108 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169DB3
RGB	rgb(22, 157, 179)
HSL	hsl(188, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(188, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.7%, 12.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.47, -25.34, -20.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.47, 32.84, 219.52°)
OKLab	oklab(64.06% -0.0911 -0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(64.06% 0.108 212.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5210, 27.5365, 46.8726)
Luminance	0.2754 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169DB3 #B32C16

analogous

#16B37B #169DB3 #164EB3

triadic

#169DB3 #B3169D #9DB316

tetradic

#169DB3 #7B16B3 #B32C16 #4EB316

square

#169DB3 #7B16B3 #B32C16 #4EB316

split-complementary

#169DB3 #B3164E #B37B16

monochromatic

#093D46 #0F6D7C #169DB3 #22C9E4 #59D6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.23

#169DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.51

#169DB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169DB3

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169DB3	1.00	3.23	6.51	6.51
#FFFFFF	3.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C97B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7989B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 157, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.108 212.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75bac9',
    500: '#169db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169db3;
$custom-light: #75bac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.408,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64057,
    "c": 0.10821,
    "h": 212.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.27539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169DB3

secondary

#CE6857

accent

#4E33F5

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #169DB3

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

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