#16456D#16456D

#16456D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.085 H 248.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16456D
RGBrgb(22, 69, 109)
HSLhsl(208, 66%, 26%)
HSVhsv(208, 80%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(79.8%, 36.7%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LABlab(28.20, -0.46, -27.68)
CIE-LCHlch(28.20, 27.69, 269.05°)
OKLaboklab(38.01% -0.0316 -0.0787)
OKLCHoklch(38.01% 0.085 248.1)
XYZxyz(5.2183, 5.5303, 15.2575)
Luminance0.0553 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16456D #6D3E16
analogous
#166D69 #16456D #161A6D
triadic
#16456D #6D1645 #456D16
tetradic
#16456D #69166D #6D3E16 #1A6D16
square
#16456D #69166D #6D3E16 #1A6D16
split-complementary
#16456D #6D161A #6D6916
monochromatic
#051019 #0C253A #16456D #2065A0 #2B85D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.97
#16456D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11
#16456D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16456D
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16456D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##16456D1.009.972.119.97
#FFFFFF9.971.0021.001.00
#0000002.1121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF9.971.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#33476F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#263F6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004F54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16456d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 69, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.085 248.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#617897',
    500: '#16456d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16456d;
$custom-light: #617897;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16456d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.586,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38012,
    "c": 0.08484,
    "h": 248.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16456D
secondary
#A36B3C
accent
#8D3EE9
background
#F6F7F9
surface
#EBEDF2
border
#C6C8CC
text
#06080D
muted
#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16456D

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#16456D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva