#16456F#16456F

#16456F is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.088 H 249.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16456F
RGB	rgb(22, 69, 111)
HSL	hsl(208, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(208, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 37.8%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.31, 0.35, -28.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.31, 28.77, 270.70°)
OKLab	oklab(38.14% -0.031 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(38.14% 0.088 249.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.3272, 5.5739, 15.8310)
Luminance	0.0558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16456F #6F4016

analogous

#166F6C #16456F #16186F

triadic

#16456F #6F1645 #456F16

tetradic

#16456F #6C166F #6F4016 #186F16

square

#16456F #6C166F #6F4016 #186F16

split-complementary

#16456F #6F1618 #6F6C16

monochromatic

#05101A #0C253C #16456F #2065A2 #2B84D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.93

#16456F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#16456F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16456F

9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16456F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16456F	1.00	9.93	2.12	9.93
#FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#314771

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#243F6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16456f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 69, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.088 249.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#627898',
    500: '#16456f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16456f;
$custom-light: #627898;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16456f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.315,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38141,
    "c": 0.08758,
    "h": 249.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16456F

secondary

#A56D3C

accent

#8F3EEA

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEDF2

border

#C6C8CC

text

#06080E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16456F

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

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