#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
RGB	rgb(22, 80, 107)
HSL	hsl(199, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(199, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 25.2%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.74, -8.32, -20.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.74, 22.46, 248.26°)
OKLab	oklab(40.78% -0.0439 -0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(40.78% 0.073 233.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.8523, 6.9687, 14.9437)
Luminance	0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##16506B	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #16506B

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

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