#16422E#16422E

#16422E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.060 H 160.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16422E
RGB	rgb(22, 66, 46)
HSL	hsl(153, 50%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(153, 67%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 30.3%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.53, -20.77, 7.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.53, 22.18, 159.52°)
OKLab	oklab(34.21% -0.057 0.0198)
OKLCH	oklch(34.21% 0.06 160.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.7720, 4.2640, 3.2612)
Luminance	0.0426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16422E #42162A

analogous

#164218 #16422E #164042

triadic

#16422E #2E1642 #422E16

tetradic

#16422E #181642 #42162A #404216

square

#16422E #181642 #42162A #404216

split-complementary

#16422E #421640 #421816

monochromatic

#081710 #081710 #16422E #25704E #359E6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.33

#16422E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#16422E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16422E

11.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16422E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16422E	1.00	11.33	1.85	11.33
#FFFFFF	11.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413D2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B382F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03423D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16422e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 66, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.060 160.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#587766',
    500: '#16422e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16422e;
$custom-light: #587766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16422e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 152.727,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34207,
    "c": 0.06035,
    "h": 160.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16422E

secondary

#793A57

accent

#4E8EDA

background

#F5F7F6

surface

#E9EDEB

border

#C5C8C6

text

#040806

muted

#797B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16422E

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

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