#162226#162226

#162226 is a very dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.3% C 0.018 H 220.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162226
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 38)
HSL	hsl(195, 27%, 12%)
HSV	hsv(195, 42%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 85.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.32, -3.95, -4.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.32, 5.89, 227.90°)
OKLab	oklab(24.26% -0.014 -0.012)
OKLCH	oklch(24.26% 0.018 220.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.2526, 1.4545, 2.0481)
Luminance	0.0146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162226 #261A16

analogous

#162622 #162226 #161A26

triadic

#162226 #261622 #222616

tetradic

#162226 #221626 #261A16 #1A2616

square

#162226 #221626 #261A16 #1A2616

split-complementary

#162226 #26161A #262216

monochromatic

#0B1113 #0B1113 #162226 #2C454D #436774

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.27

#162226 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#162226 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162226

16.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162226	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162226	1.00	16.27	1.29	16.27
#FFFFFF	16.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202126

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D1F26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#102323

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162226;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.3% 0.018 220.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#535c60',
    500: '#162226',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162226;
$custom-light: #535c60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162226",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 26.667,
    "l": 11.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24256,
    "c": 0.01841,
    "h": 220.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.01455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162226

secondary

#5A453E

accent

#7C65C3

background

#F4F5F5

surface

#E7E9E9

border

#C3C5C5

text

#020404

muted

#787979

Preview Lab

Preview with #162226

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

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