#16523C#16523C

#16523C is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.072 H 164.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16523C
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 60)
HSL	hsl(158, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(158, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 26.8%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.71, -25.10, 7.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.71, 26.18, 163.48°)
OKLab	oklab(39.39% -0.0692 0.019)
OKLCH	oklch(39.39% 0.072 164.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.1633, 6.5309, 5.3153)
Luminance	0.0653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16523C #52162C

analogous

#16521E #16523C #164A52

triadic

#16523C #3C1652 #523C16

tetradic

#16523C #1E1652 #52162C #4A5216

square

#16523C #1E1652 #52162C #4A5216

split-complementary

#16523C #52164A #521E16

monochromatic

#061812 #092219 #16523C #23825F #30B383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#16523C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#16523C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16523C

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16523C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16523C	1.00	9.11	2.31	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504C3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48463D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00524C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16523c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.072 164.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c8371',
    500: '#16523c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16523c;
$custom-light: #5c8371;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16523c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 158,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39389,
    "c": 0.07177,
    "h": 164.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16523C

secondary

#893A57

accent

#477FE1

background

#F5F8F6

surface

#E9EFEC

border

#C5CAC7

text

#040A07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #16523C

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

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