#20999B#20999B

#20999B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.099 H 196.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#20999B
RGB	rgb(32, 153, 155)
HSL	hsl(181, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(181, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 1.3%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.52, -30.27, -10.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.52, 31.95, 198.65°)
OKLab	oklab(62.24% -0.095 -0.0284)
OKLCH	oklch(62.24% 0.099 196.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.9006, 25.4539, 34.9736)
Luminance	0.2546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#20999B #9B2220

analogous

#209B60 #20999B #205C9B

triadic

#20999B #9B2099 #999B20

tetradic

#20999B #60209B #9B2220 #5C9B20

square

#20999B #60209B #9B2220 #5C9B20

split-complementary

#20999B #9B205C #9B6020

monochromatic

#0B3536 #166768 #20999B #2ACBCE #59DBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#20999B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#20999B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #20999B

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##20999B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##20999B	1.00	3.45	6.09	6.09
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E919B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D859C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #20999b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 153, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.099 196.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b7b8',
    500: '#20999b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #20999b;
$custom-light: #73b7b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#20999b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.976,
    "s": 65.775,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62237,
    "c": 0.09921,
    "h": 196.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.25456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#20999B

secondary

#C15856

accent

#423FE9

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #20999B

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

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