#16524E#16524E

#16524E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.060 H 188.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16524E
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 78)
HSL	hsl(176, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(176, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 4.9%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, -19.81, -3.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 20.07, 189.22°)
OKLab	oklab(39.99% -0.0595 -0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(39.99% 0.06 188.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.7227, 6.7547, 8.2611)
Luminance	0.0675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16524E #52161A

analogous

#165230 #16524E #163852

triadic

#16524E #4E1652 #524E16

tetradic

#16524E #301652 #52161A #385216

square

#16524E #301652 #52161A #385216

split-complementary

#16524E #521638 #523016

monochromatic

#061817 #092220 #16524E #23827C #30B3AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#16524E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#16524E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16524E

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16524E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16524E	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4D4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44474F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005451

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16524e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.060 188.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d837f',
    500: '#16524e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16524e;
$custom-light: #5d837f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16524e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39994,
    "c": 0.0602,
    "h": 188.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16524E

secondary

#893A40

accent

#4751E1

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFEE

border

#C5CAC9

text

#050A0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16524E

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

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