#169DB4#169DB4

#169DB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.109 H 213.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169DB4
RGB	rgb(22, 157, 180)
HSL	hsl(189, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(189, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.8%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.50, -25.00, -21.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.50, 32.91, 220.57°)
OKLab	oklab(64.1% -0.0907 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(64.1% 0.109 213.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6225, 27.5771, 47.4072)
Luminance	0.2758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169DB4 #B42D16

analogous

#16B47C #169DB4 #164EB4

triadic

#169DB4 #B4169D #9DB416

tetradic

#169DB4 #7C16B4 #B42D16 #4EB416

square

#169DB4 #7C16B4 #B42D16 #4EB416

split-complementary

#169DB4 #B4164E #B47C16

monochromatic

#093E47 #0F6D7D #169DB4 #23C8E4 #5AD6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#169DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#169DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169DB4

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169DB4	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C97B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7889B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 157, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.109 213.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75baca',
    500: '#169db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169db4;
$custom-light: #75baca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.734,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64099,
    "c": 0.10864,
    "h": 213.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169DB4

secondary

#CE6958

accent

#4F33F5

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #169DB4

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

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