#16202F#16202F

#16202F is a very dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.2% C 0.032 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16202F
RGB	rgb(22, 32, 47)
HSL	hsl(216, 36%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(216, 53%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 31.9%, 0%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.02, 0.64, -11.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.02, 11.37, 273.21°)
OKLab	oklab(24.16% -0.0066 -0.0317)
OKLCH	oklch(24.16% 0.032 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(1.3603, 1.4088, 2.8890)
Luminance	0.0141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16202F #2F2516

analogous

#162C2F #16202F #18162F

triadic

#16202F #2F1620 #202F16

tetradic

#16202F #2F162C #2F2516 #162F18

square

#16202F #2F162C #2F2516 #162F18

split-complementary

#16202F #2F1816 #2C2F16

monochromatic

#0A0E15 #0A0E15 #16202F #2A3C59 #3D5982

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.38

#16202F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#16202F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16202F

16.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16202F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16202F	1.00	16.38	1.28	16.38
#FFFFFF	16.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A2130

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#181E2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D2325

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16202f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 32, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.2% 0.032 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#545b67',
    500: '#16202f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16202f;
$custom-light: #545b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16202f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 36.232,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24161,
    "c": 0.03233,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.01409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16202F

secondary

#65543C

accent

#9F5CCC

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E8E9EB

border

#C4C5C6

text

#030406

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16202F

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

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