#16403E#16403E

#16403E is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.046 H 190.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16403E
RGB	rgb(22, 64, 62)
HSL	hsl(177, 49%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(177, 66%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 0%, 3.1%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.27, -14.99, -3.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.27, 15.32, 191.85°)
OKLab	oklab(34.16% -0.0455 -0.0088)
OKLCH	oklch(34.16% 0.046 190.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.0334, 4.1849, 5.2044)
Luminance	0.0418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16403E #401618

analogous

#164029 #16403E #162D40

triadic

#16403E #3E1640 #403E16

tetradic

#16403E #291640 #401618 #2D4016

square

#16403E #291640 #401618 #2D4016

split-complementary

#16403E #40162D #402916

monochromatic

#081716 #081716 #16403E #266E6A #359B96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.43

#16403E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#16403E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16403E

11.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16403E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16403E	1.00	11.43	1.84	11.43
#FFFFFF	11.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C3D3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35383E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00423F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16403e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 64, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.046 190.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#597573',
    500: '#16403e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16403e;
$custom-light: #597573;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16403e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.143,
    "s": 48.837,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34161,
    "c": 0.04637,
    "h": 190.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16403E

secondary

#773B3D

accent

#4F56D8

background

#F5F7F6

surface

#E9EDEC

border

#C5C8C7

text

#040808

muted

#797B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16403E

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

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