#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
RGB	rgb(22, 69, 109)
HSL	hsl(208, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(208, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 36.7%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.20, -0.46, -27.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.20, 27.69, 269.05°)
OKLab	oklab(38.01% -0.0316 -0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(38.01% 0.085 248.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.2183, 5.5303, 15.2575)
Luminance	0.0553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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
##16456D	1.00	9.97	2.11	9.97
#FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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