#16524D#16524D

#16524D is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.060 H 187.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16524D
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 77)
HSL	hsl(175, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(175, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 6.1%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.21, -20.13, -2.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.21, 20.30, 187.44°)
OKLab	oklab(39.96% -0.06 -0.0074)
OKLCH	oklch(39.96% 0.061 187.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.6871, 6.7405, 8.0738)
Luminance	0.0674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16524D #52161B

analogous

#16522F #16524D #163952

triadic

#16524D #4D1652 #524D16

tetradic

#16524D #2F1652 #52161B #395216

square

#16524D #2F1652 #52161B #395216

split-complementary

#16524D #521639 #522F16

monochromatic

#061817 #092220 #16524D #23827A #30B3A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#16524D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#16524D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16524D

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16524D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16524D	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4D4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44474E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005450

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16524d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.060 187.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d837e',
    500: '#16524d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16524d;
$custom-light: #5d837e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16524d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39956,
    "c": 0.0605,
    "h": 187.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16524D

secondary

#893A41

accent

#4754E1

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFEE

border

#C5CAC9

text

#050A0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16524D

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

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