#16525B#16525B

#16525B is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.061 H 209.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16525B
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 91)
HSL	hsl(188, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(188, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.72, -15.42, -10.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.72, 18.82, 214.94°)
OKLab	oklab(40.53% -0.0531 -0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(40.53% 0.061 209.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.2357, 6.9599, 10.9630)
Luminance	0.0696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16525B #5B1F16

analogous

#165B42 #16525B #16305B

triadic

#16525B #5B1652 #525B16

tetradic

#16525B #42165B #5B1F16 #305B16

square

#16525B #42165B #5B1F16 #305B16

split-complementary

#16525B #5B1630 #5B4216

monochromatic

#061619 #0A262A #16525B #227E8C #2EABBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#16525B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#16525B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16525B

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16525B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16525B	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4F5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40485B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16525b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.061 209.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8289',
    500: '#16525b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16525b;
$custom-light: #5f8289;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16525b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.826,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40534,
    "c": 0.06093,
    "h": 209.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16525B

secondary

#92463B

accent

#5944E4

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16525B

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

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