#16221C#16221C

#16221C is a very dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 23.8% C 0.020 H 162.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16221C
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 28)
HSL	hsl(150, 21%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(150, 35%, 13%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 0%, 17.6%, 86.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(11.95, -6.94, 2.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(11.95, 7.33, 161.22°)
OKLab	oklab(23.84% -0.0195 0.0061)
OKLCH	oklch(23.84% 0.02 162.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.1124, 1.3984, 1.3097)
Luminance	0.0140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16221C #22161C

analogous

#162216 #16221C #162222

triadic

#16221C #1C1622 #221C16

tetradic

#16221C #161622 #22161C #222216

square

#16221C #161622 #22161C #222216

split-complementary

#16221C #221622 #221616

monochromatic

#0C130F #0C130F #16221C #2E473B #466C59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.41

#16221C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.28

#16221C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16221C

16.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16221C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16221C	1.00	16.41	1.28	16.41
#FFFFFF	16.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22201C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F1F1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#142220

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1F1F1F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16221c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(23.8% 0.020 162.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#535d57',
    500: '#16221c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16221c;
$custom-light: #535d57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16221c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 150,
    "s": 21.429,
    "l": 10.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2384,
    "c": 0.02044,
    "h": 162.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.01398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16221C

secondary

#553F4A

accent

#6A94BE

background

#F4F5F5

surface

#E7E9E9

border

#C3C5C5

text

#020403

muted

#787978

Preview Lab

Preview with #16221C

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

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