#16888F

Closest named color: Dark Cyan (#008B8B). oklch(57.2% 0.093 201.6), rgb(22, 136, 143).

Black text reads best on this color (4.95:1).

About this color

#16888F is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.093 and its hue 202°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (57%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.093)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dark Cyan (#008B8B)
Black text	4.95:1
White text	4.24:1

Values

HEX	#16888F
RGB	rgb(22, 136, 143)
HSL	hsl(183, 73%, 32%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.2% 0.093 201.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #16888F	4.24:1	AA large text	Lc -74.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #16888F	4.95:1	AA	Lc 35.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#16888F text on white	4.24:1	AA large text	Lc 68.8	Content text, not long reading
#16888F text on black	4.95:1	AA	Lc -32.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F1F7F7

oklch(97.2% 0.006 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E1ECED

oklch(93.5% 0.012 203.5)
Step 200
200

#C8DEDF

oklch(88.5% 0.024 200.1)
Step 300
300

#A2C9CC

oklch(80.9% 0.042 202.2)
Step 400
400

#6CADB2

oklch(70.6% 0.067 202)
Step 500
500

#3E999F

oklch(63.1% 0.086 201.3)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#16888F

oklch(57.2% 0.093 201.6)
Step 700
700

#006E75

oklch(49% 0.083 202.5)
Step 800
800

#045A5F

oklch(42.6% 0.071 201.5)
Step 900
900

#134A4E

oklch(37.6% 0.056 202.1)
Step 950
950

#0E2C2E

oklch(27.2% 0.035 201.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#16888F with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#7D8290	0.094
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6D768F	0.086
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008E8A	0.022
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7B7B7B	0.093