#16505C#16505C

#16505C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.061 H 214.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16505C
RGB	rgb(22, 80, 92)
HSL	hsl(190, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(190, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 13%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.07, -13.91, -12.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.07, 18.63, 221.71°)
OKLab	oklab(40.03% -0.0503 -0.0345)
OKLCH	oklch(40.03% 0.061 214.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.1305, 6.6800, 11.1421)
Luminance	0.0668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16505C #5C2216

analogous

#165C45 #16505C #162D5C

triadic

#16505C #5C1650 #505C16

tetradic

#16505C #45165C #5C2216 #2D5C16

square

#16505C #45165C #5C2216 #2D5C16

split-complementary

#16505C #5C162D #5C4516

monochromatic

#061519 #0A252B #16505C #227B8D #2EA6BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#16505C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#16505C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16505C

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16505C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16505C	1.00	8.99	2.34	8.99
#FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474D5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E465C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16505c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 80, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.061 214.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f818a',
    500: '#16505c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16505c;
$custom-light: #5f818a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16505c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.286,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40025,
    "c": 0.06101,
    "h": 214.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16505C

secondary

#934A3B

accent

#5F43E5

background

#F5F7F8

surface

#EAEEF0

border

#C6C9CB

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16505C

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

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