What is the HEX code for Green Sea?

Green Sea uses #16a085. Copy HEX for design tools, or the CSS variable and Tailwind token from this page. Verify 14px text contrast before using it as body copy on white.

Which color family does Green Sea belong to?

Green Sea is in the teal family. Use the tints for surfaces and the shades for icons; the family psychology note is a starting mood, not a license to skip WCAG.

Teal

Green Sea

#16A085

Accessibility

6.4:1

Vs white / black

3.28:1 · 6.4:1

Sources

flat-ui

Codes

Formats

HEX

#16a085

RGB

rgb(22, 160, 133)

RGBA

rgba(22, 160, 133, 1)

HSL

hsl(168, 76%, 36%)

HSLA

hsla(168, 76%, 36%, 1)

HSV

hsv(168, 86%, 63%)

LAB

lab(58.98% -40.73 4.41)

LCH

lch(58.98% 40.97 173.82)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6318 -0.1151 0.011)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6318 0.1156 174.54)

XYZ

xyz(17.13, 27.00, 26.49)

CMYK

cmyk(86%, 0%, 17%, 37%)

CSS

color: #16a085;

CSS variable

--color-16a085: #16a085;

SCSS

$color-16a085: #16a085;

JavaScript

const color = "#16a085";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#16a085";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#16a085" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#16a085", "rgb": { "r": 22, "g": 160, "b": 133 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6318 0.1156 174.54)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --green-sea-1: #16a085;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-600

Very different · ΔE 6.2 · #0D9488

Nearest CSS named color

LightSeaGreen

Very different · ΔE 9.05 · #20B2AA

Nearest Material color

teal-500

Very different · ΔE 5.29 · #009688

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 11.94 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50c4fff2 100b2f9e4 20093e8d0 3006fd3b9 4003eb99d 5000b9c82 60002836c 700006956 800005141 90000392d 950002319

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

ecf7f5 d8efeb c5e7e1 b1dfd6 9ed7cc 8bd0c2 77c8b8 64c0ae 50b8a4 3db099 29a88f 16a085 14937a 12856f 117864 0f6b59 0d5d4e 0b5043 094337 07352c 062821 041b16 020d0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

ecf7f5 d8efeb c5e7e1 b1dfd6 9ed7cc 8bd0c2 77c8b8 64c0ae 50b8a4 3db099 29a88f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

14937a 12856f 117864 0f6b59 0d5d4e 0b5043 094337 07352c 062821 041b16 020d0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

1f9d85 289b84 319884 399583 429383 4b9083 548d82 5d8b82 668881 6e8581 778380

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#16A085Stop 1 #A21632Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#16A240Stop 1 #16A085Stop 2 #1678A2Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#16A085Stop 1 #8616A2Stop 2 #A28616Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#16A085Stop 1 #A21678Stop 2 #A24016Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#0C5A4AStop 1 #159D82Stop 2 #1FE0BAStop 3 #62EACEStop 4 #A5F3E3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #16a085 works

Green Sea (#16a085) sits in the teal family at about 168° hue, 76% saturation, and 36% lightness. Contrast is 3.28:1 on white and 6.4:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #16a085 as small body text on white — 3.28:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #249E81#249E81 Spectrum #3AA68B#3AA68B Spectrum #299986#299986 Spectrum #139679#139679 Radix Teal 9#12A594 Spectrum #3F9D8D#3F9D8D Spectrum #20A77C#20A77C Spectrum #17927F#17927F Spectrum #0E9A70#0E9A70 Material Teal 500#009688 Spectrum #35AC84#35AC84 Spectrum #4DAC8B#4DAC8B