#16426D#16426D

#16426D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.088 H 251.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16426D
RGB	rgb(22, 66, 109)
HSL	hsl(210, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(210, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 39.4%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.22, 1.55, -29.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.22, 29.28, 273.04°)
OKLab	oklab(37.24% -0.0286 -0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(37.24% 0.088 251)
XYZ	xyz(5.0384, 5.1705, 15.1975)
Luminance	0.0517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16426D #6D4116

analogous

#166D6C #16426D #16176D

triadic

#16426D #6D1642 #426D16

tetradic

#16426D #6C166D #6D4116 #176D16

square

#16426D #6C166D #6D4116 #176D16

split-complementary

#16426D #6D1617 #6D6C16

monochromatic

#050F19 #0C233A #16426D #2061A0 #2B80D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#16426D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#16426D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16426D

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16426D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16426D	1.00	10.32	2.03	10.32
#FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E456F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#213D6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16426d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 66, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.088 251.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#617697',
    500: '#16426d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16426d;
$custom-light: #617697;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16426d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.655,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37244,
    "c": 0.0881,
    "h": 251
  },
  "luminance": 0.05171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16426D

secondary

#A36F3C

accent

#933EE9

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEDF2

border

#C6C8CC

text

#06080D

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16426D

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

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