#16506B#16506B

#16506B is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.073 H 233.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16506B
RGBrgb(22, 80, 107)
HSLhsl(199, 66%, 25%)
HSVhsv(199, 79%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(79.4%, 25.2%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LABlab(31.74, -8.32, -20.86)
CIE-LCHlch(31.74, 22.46, 248.26°)
OKLaboklab(40.78% -0.0439 -0.0587)
OKLCHoklch(40.78% 0.073 233.2)
XYZxyz(5.8523, 6.9687, 14.9437)
Luminance0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16506B #6B3116
analogous
#166B5B #16506B #16256B
triadic
#16506B #6B1650 #506B16
tetradic
#16506B #5B166B #6B3116 #256B16
square
#16506B #5B166B #6B3116 #256B16
split-complementary
#16506B #6B1625 #6B5B16
monochromatic
#051319 #0C2A38 #16506B #20769E #2B9CD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77
#16506B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39
#16506B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16506B
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16506B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##16506B1.008.772.398.77
#FFFFFF8.771.0021.001.00
#0000002.3921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.771.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#434F6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#37476B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005759
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16506b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 80, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.073 233.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#618195',
    500: '#16506b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16506b;
$custom-light: #618195;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16506b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.059,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40781,
    "c": 0.07334,
    "h": 233.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16506B
secondary
#A15C3B
accent
#753FE9
background
#F6F7F9
surface
#EBEEF1
border
#C6C9CB
text
#060A0D
muted
#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

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#16506B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva