#169EB4#169EB4

#169EB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.109 H 212.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#169EB4
RGB	rgb(22, 158, 180)
HSL	hsl(188, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(188, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.8%, 12.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.81, -25.51, -20.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.81, 33.00, 219.37°)
OKLab	oklab(64.35% -0.0916 -0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(64.35% 0.109 212.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.7923, 27.9169, 47.4638)
Luminance	0.2792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#169EB4 #B42C16

analogous

#16B47B #169EB4 #164FB4

triadic

#169EB4 #B4169E #9EB416

tetradic

#169EB4 #7B16B4 #B42C16 #4FB416

square

#169EB4 #7B16B4 #B42C16 #4FB416

split-complementary

#169EB4 #B4164F #B47B16

monochromatic

#093E47 #0F6E7D #169EB4 #23C9E4 #5AD7EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#169EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.58

#169EB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #169EB4

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##169EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##169EB4	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)

#8D98B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8AB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #169eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 158, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.109 212.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75bbca',
    500: '#169eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #169eb4;
$custom-light: #75bbca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#169eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.354,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64349,
    "c": 0.1087,
    "h": 212.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#169EB4

secondary

#CE6858

accent

#4E33F5

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #169EB4

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

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