#16222C#16222C

#16222C is a very dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.6% C 0.026 H 244.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16222C
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 44)
HSL	hsl(207, 33%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(207, 50%, 17%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 22.7%, 0%, 82.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.59, -1.90, -8.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.59, 8.52, 257.10°)
OKLab	oklab(24.56% -0.0111 -0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(24.56% 0.026 244.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.3574, 1.4964, 2.5997)
Luminance	0.0150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16222C #2C2016

analogous

#162C2B #16222C #16172C

triadic

#16222C #2C1622 #222C16

tetradic

#16222C #2B162C #2C2016 #172C16

square

#16222C #2B162C #2C2016 #172C16

split-complementary

#16222C #2C1617 #2C2B16

monochromatic

#0A1014 #0A1014 #16222C #2A4255 #3F617E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.16

#16222C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#16222C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16222C

16.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16222C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16222C	1.00	16.16	1.30	16.16
#FFFFFF	16.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E222C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B202C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E2425

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16222c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.6% 0.026 244.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#545c65',
    500: '#16222c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16222c;
$custom-light: #545c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16222c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.273,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 12.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24558,
    "c": 0.02552,
    "h": 244.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16222C

secondary

#614D3C

accent

#8F5EC9

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#030405

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16222C

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

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