#16524B#16524B

#16524B is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.061 H 184.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16524B
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 75)
HSL	hsl(173, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(173, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 8.5%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.14, -20.76, -1.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.14, 20.81, 184.00°)
OKLab	oklab(39.88% -0.0611 -0.0042)
OKLCH	oklch(39.88% 0.061 184)
XYZ	xyz(4.6176, 6.7126, 7.7076)
Luminance	0.0671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16524B #52161D

analogous

#16522D #16524B #163B52

triadic

#16524B #4B1652 #524B16

tetradic

#16524B #2D1652 #52161D #3B5216

square

#16524B #2D1652 #52161D #3B5216

split-complementary

#16524B #52163B #522D16

monochromatic

#061816 #09221F #16524B #238277 #30B3A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#16524B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#16524B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16524B

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16524B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16524B	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4D4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45474C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005450

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16524b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.061 184.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d837d',
    500: '#16524b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16524b;
$custom-light: #5d837d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16524b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39881,
    "c": 0.06123,
    "h": 184
  },
  "luminance": 0.06713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16524B

secondary

#893A44

accent

#4759E1

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFEE

border

#C5CAC9

text

#050A09

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16524B

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

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