#16516C#16516C

#16516C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.074 H 232.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16516C
RGB	rgb(22, 81, 108)
HSL	hsl(199, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(199, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 25%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.12, -8.55, -20.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.12, 22.58, 247.75°)
OKLab	oklab(41.1% -0.0446 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(41.1% 0.074 232.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.9790, 7.1374, 15.2470)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16516C #6C3116

analogous

#166C5C #16516C #16266C

triadic

#16516C #6C1651 #516C16

tetradic

#16516C #5C166C #6C3116 #266C16

square

#16516C #5C166C #6C3116 #266C16

split-complementary

#16516C #6C1626 #6C5C16

monochromatic

#051319 #0C2B39 #16516C #20779F #2B9DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#16516C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#16516C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16516C

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16516C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16516C	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44506D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38486C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00585A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16516c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 81, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.074 232.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#628196',
    500: '#16516c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16516c;
$custom-light: #628196;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16516c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.837,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41102,
    "c": 0.07382,
    "h": 232.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16516C

secondary

#A25C3C

accent

#743FE9

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#060A0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16516C

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

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