#16A165#16A165
#16A165 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.143 H 157.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16A165 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 161, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(154, 76%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(154, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.3%, 0%, 37.3%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.60, -48.83, 21.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.60, 53.44, 156.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.64% -0.1318 0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.64% 0.143 157.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4231, 26.5979, 16.6304) |
| Luminance | 0.2660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 2.06
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 2.66
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 3.07
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 3.11
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 4.14
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16A165 #A11652
analogous
#16A120 #16A165 #1697A1
triadic
#16A165 #6516A1 #A16516
tetradic
#16A165 #2016A1 #A11652 #97A116
square
#16A165 #2016A1 #A11652 #97A116
split-complementary
#16A165 #A11697 #A12016
monochromatic
#073521 #0F6B43 #16A165 #1DD787 #4BE6A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#16A165 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.32
#16A165 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #16A165
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16A165 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16A165 | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09461
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908869
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A092
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16a165; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 161, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.143 157.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70be91',
500: '#16a165',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16a165; $custom-light: #70be91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16a165",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 161,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 154.101,
"s": 75.956,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6264,
"c": 0.14262,
"h": 157.5
},
"luminance": 0.266
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16A165
secondary
#C84B81
accent
#3587F3
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF7F0
border
#C8D0CB
text
#09120D
muted
#7B817D