#16222E#16222E

#16222E is a very dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.7% C 0.029 H 249.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16222E
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 46)
HSL	hsl(210, 35%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(210, 52%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 26.1%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.68, -1.19, -9.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.68, 9.67, 262.94°)
OKLab	oklab(24.67% -0.0102 -0.0266)
OKLCH	oklch(24.67% 0.029 249.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.3959, 1.5118, 2.8025)
Luminance	0.0151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16222E #2E2216

analogous

#162E2E #16222E #16162E

triadic

#16222E #2E1622 #222E16

tetradic

#16222E #2E162E #2E2216 #162E16

square

#16222E #2E162E #2E2216 #162E16

split-complementary

#16222E #2E1616 #2E2E16

monochromatic

#0A0F15 #0A0F15 #16222E #2A4157 #3E5F81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.12

#16222E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#16222E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16222E

16.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16222E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16222E	1.00	16.12	1.30	16.12
#FFFFFF	16.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D222F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A202E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D2526

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16222e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.7% 0.029 249.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#545c66',
    500: '#16222e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16222e;
$custom-light: #545c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16222e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24668,
    "c": 0.02854,
    "h": 249.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.01512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16222E

secondary

#64503C

accent

#945CCB

background

#F4F5F6

surface

#E7E9EB

border

#C3C5C6

text

#030406

muted

#78797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16222E

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

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