#164F5B#164F5B

#164F5B is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.060 H 214.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164F5B
RGB	rgb(22, 79, 91)
HSL	hsl(190, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(190, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 13.2%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.68, -13.69, -12.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.68, 18.43, 222.06°)
OKLab	oklab(39.7% -0.0496 -0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(39.7% 0.06 214.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.0144, 6.5173, 10.8892)
Luminance	0.0652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164F5B #5B2216

analogous

#165B45 #164F5B #162D5B

triadic

#164F5B #5B164F #4F5B16

tetradic

#164F5B #45165B #5B2216 #2D5B16

square

#164F5B #45165B #5B2216 #2D5B16

split-complementary

#164F5B #5B162D #5B4516

monochromatic

#061519 #0A242A #164F5B #227A8C #2EA5BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#164F5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#164F5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164F5B

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164F5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164F5B	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464C5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D455B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005453

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164f5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 79, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.060 214.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8089',
    500: '#164f5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164f5b;
$custom-light: #5f8089;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164f5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.435,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39701,
    "c": 0.06037,
    "h": 214.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164F5B

secondary

#924A3B

accent

#6044E4

background

#F5F7F8

surface

#EAEEF0

border

#C6C9CB

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #164F5B

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

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