#16495F#16495F

#16495F is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.065 H 230.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16495F
RGB	rgb(22, 73, 95)
HSL	hsl(198, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(198, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 23.2%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.80, -8.58, -17.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.80, 19.76, 244.26°)
OKLab	oklab(38.25% -0.041 -0.05)
OKLCH	oklch(38.25% 0.065 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.7781, 5.7613, 11.6845)
Luminance	0.0576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16495F #5F2C16

analogous

#165F50 #16495F #16255F

triadic

#16495F #5F1649 #495F16

tetradic

#16495F #50165F #5F2C16 #255F16

square

#16495F #50165F #5F2C16 #255F16

split-complementary

#16495F #5F1625 #5F5016

monochromatic

#061319 #0A232D #16495F #226F91 #2D95C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#16495F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#16495F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16495F

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16495F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16495F	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E4860

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#34415F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16495f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 73, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.065 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f7b8c',
    500: '#16495f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16495f;
$custom-light: #5f7b8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16495f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.082,
    "s": 62.393,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38253,
    "c": 0.06464,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16495F

secondary

#96563B

accent

#7342E5

background

#F5F7F8

surface

#EAEEF0

border

#C6C9CB

text

#05090C

muted

#797B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16495F

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

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