#16516E#16516E

#16516E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.076 H 234.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16516E
RGB	rgb(22, 81, 110)
HSL	hsl(200, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(200, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 26.4%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.21, -7.78, -22.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.21, 23.34, 250.53°)
OKLab	oklab(41.21% -0.0438 -0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(41.21% 0.076 234.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.0867, 7.1805, 15.8140)
Luminance	0.0718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16516E #6E3316

analogous

#166E5F #16516E #16256E

triadic

#16516E #6E1651 #516E16

tetradic

#16516E #5F166E #6E3316 #256E16

square

#16516E #5F166E #6E3316 #256E16

split-complementary

#16516E #6E1625 #6E5F16

monochromatic

#05131A #0C2B3B #16516E #2077A1 #2A9CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.62

#16516E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#16516E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16516E

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16516E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16516E	1.00	8.62	2.44	8.62
#FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43506F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37486E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00595B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16516e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 81, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.076 234.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#628197',
    500: '#16516e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16516e;
$custom-light: #628197;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16516e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.773,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41211,
    "c": 0.07594,
    "h": 234.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16516E

secondary

#A45E3C

accent

#773EEA

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#060A0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16516E

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

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