#16384C#16384C

#16384C is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.053 H 237.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16384C
RGB	rgb(22, 56, 76)
HSL	hsl(202, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(202, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 26.3%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.02, -5.00, -15.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.02, 16.67, 252.55°)
OKLab	oklab(32.55% -0.0286 -0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(32.55% 0.053 237.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.0491, 3.5204, 7.3549)
Luminance	0.0352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16384C #4C2A16

analogous

#164C45 #16384C #161D4C

triadic

#16384C #4C1638 #384C16

tetradic

#16384C #45164C #4C2A16 #1D4C16

square

#16384C #45164C #4C2A16 #1D4C16

split-complementary

#16384C #4C161D #4C4516

monochromatic

#071118 #08151D #16384C #245B7B #317EAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.32

#16384C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#16384C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16384C

12.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16384C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16384C	1.00	12.32	1.70	12.32
#FFFFFF	12.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F384D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27324C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16384c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 56, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.053 237.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a6e7e',
    500: '#16384c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16384c;
$custom-light: #5a6e7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16384c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.222,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32548,
    "c": 0.05303,
    "h": 237.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16384C

secondary

#84553A

accent

#8149DE

background

#F5F6F7

surface

#E9EBEE

border

#C5C6C9

text

#04070A

muted

#797A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16384C

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

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