#169EB3#169EB3

#169EB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.108 H 211.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169EB3
RGB	rgb(22, 158, 179)
HSL	hsl(188, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(188, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.78, -25.84, -20.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.78, 32.94, 218.32°)
OKLab	oklab(64.31% -0.0921 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(64.31% 0.108 211.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6908, 27.8763, 46.9292)
Luminance	0.2788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169EB3 #B32B16

analogous

#16B379 #169EB3 #1650B3

triadic

#169EB3 #B3169E #9EB316

tetradic

#169EB3 #7916B3 #B32B16 #50B316

square

#169EB3 #7916B3 #B32B16 #50B316

split-complementary

#169EB3 #B31650 #B37916

monochromatic

#093E46 #0F6E7C #169EB3 #22CAE4 #59D7EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#169EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.58

#169EB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169EB3

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169EB3	1.00	3.19	6.58	6.58
#FFFFFF	3.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E98B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8AB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 158, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.108 211.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75bbc9',
    500: '#169eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169eb3;
$custom-light: #75bbc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.025,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64307,
    "c": 0.10828,
    "h": 211.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.27879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169EB3

secondary

#CE6757

accent

#4D33F5

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #169EB3

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

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