#16A060#16A060
#16A060 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.146 H 155.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16A060 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 160, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(152, 76%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(152, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.3%, 0%, 40%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.18, -49.49, 23.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.18, 54.95, 154.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.27% -0.1332 0.0596) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.27% 0.146 155.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0115, 26.1548, 15.3213) |
| Luminance | 0.2616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 2.82
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 3.02
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 4.01
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 4.09
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 4.30
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16A060 #A01656
analogous
#16A01B #16A060 #169BA0
triadic
#16A060 #6016A0 #A06016
tetradic
#16A060 #1B16A0 #A01656 #9BA016
square
#16A060 #1B16A0 #A01656 #9BA016
split-complementary
#16A060 #A0169B #A01B16
monochromatic
#07341F #0F6A40 #16A060 #1DD680 #4AE69E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#16A060 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#16A060 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #16A060
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16A060 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16A060 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.23 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F925C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908764
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16a060; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 160, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.146 155.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6fbd8d',
500: '#16a060',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16a060; $custom-light: #6fbd8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16a060",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 160,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 152.174,
"s": 75.824,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62267,
"c": 0.14595,
"h": 155.9
},
"luminance": 0.26157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16A060
secondary
#C84A84
accent
#358DF2
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF7F0
border
#C8D0CB
text
#09120C
muted
#7B817D