#16516B#16516B
#16516B is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.073 H 231.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16516B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 81, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 66%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 79%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.4%, 24.3%, 0%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.07, -8.93, -20.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.07, 22.22, 246.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.05% -0.045 -0.0572) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.05% 0.073 231.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9261, 7.1163, 14.9683) |
| Luminance | 0.0712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Slate Blue
#214761
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Grey Blue
#29465B
ΔE00 5.47
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 5.93
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 7.81
Dark Blue Grey
#1F3B4D
ΔE00 8.03
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16516B #6B3016
analogous
#166B5A #16516B #16266B
triadic
#16516B #6B1651 #516B16
tetradic
#16516B #5A166B #6B3016 #266B16
square
#16516B #5A166B #6B3016 #266B16
split-complementary
#16516B #6B1626 #6B5A16
monochromatic
#051319 #0C2B38 #16516B #20779E #2B9ED1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.67
#16516B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#16516B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #16516B
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16516B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16516B | 1.00 | 8.67 | 2.42 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#44506C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#39486B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00585A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16516b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 81, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.073 231.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#618195',
500: '#16516b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16516b; $custom-light: #618195; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16516b",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 81,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.353,
"s": 65.891,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41048,
"c": 0.0728,
"h": 231.8
},
"luminance": 0.07117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16516B
secondary
#A15B3B
accent
#733FE9
background
#F6F7F9
surface
#EBEEF1
border
#C6C9CB
text
#060A0D
muted
#7A7C7E