#16524A#16524A

#16524A is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.062 H 182.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16524A
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 74)
HSL	hsl(172, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(172, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 9.8%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.11, -21.07, -0.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.11, 21.09, 182.34°)
OKLab	oklab(39.85% -0.0616 -0.0027)
OKLCH	oklch(39.85% 0.062 182.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.5836, 6.6991, 7.5287)
Luminance	0.0670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16524A #52161E

analogous

#16522C #16524A #163C52

triadic

#16524A #4A1652 #524A16

tetradic

#16524A #2C1652 #52161E #3C5216

square

#16524A #2C1652 #52161E #3C5216

split-complementary

#16524A #52163C #522C16

monochromatic

#061816 #09221E #16524A #238276 #30B3A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#16524A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#16524A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16524A

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16524A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16524A	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4D4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45474B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00544F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16524a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.062 182.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d837c',
    500: '#16524a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16524a;
$custom-light: #5d837c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16524a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39845,
    "c": 0.06167,
    "h": 182.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16524A

secondary

#893A45

accent

#475BE1

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFEE

border

#C5CAC9

text

#050A09

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16524A

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

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