#16A163#16A163
#16A163 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.144 H 156.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16A163 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 161, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 76%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.3%, 0%, 38.5%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.56, -49.25, 22.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.56, 54.25, 155.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.6% -0.1328 0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.144 156.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3263, 26.5592, 16.1206) |
| Luminance | 0.2656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 2.46
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 2.64
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 3.43
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 3.51
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 4.06
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16A163 #A11654
analogous
#16A11D #16A163 #1699A1
triadic
#16A163 #6316A1 #A16316
tetradic
#16A163 #1D16A1 #A11654 #99A116
square
#16A163 #1D16A1 #A11654 #99A116
split-complementary
#16A163 #A11699 #A11D16
monochromatic
#073521 #0F6B42 #16A163 #1DD784 #4BE6A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#16A163 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.31
#16A163 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #16A163
6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16A163 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16A163 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.31 | 6.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0935F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918867
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A091
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16a163; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 161, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.144 156.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70be90',
500: '#16a163',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16a163; $custom-light: #70be90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16a163",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 161,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 153.237,
"s": 75.956,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62599,
"c": 0.14446,
"h": 156.8
},
"luminance": 0.26561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16A163
secondary
#C84B83
accent
#358AF3
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF7F0
border
#C8D0CB
text
#09120C
muted
#7B817D