#16525C#16525C

#16525C is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.061 H 211.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16525C
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 92)
HSL	hsl(189, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(189, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 10.9%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.76, -15.07, -11.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.76, 18.87, 216.98°)
OKLab	oklab(40.58% -0.0526 -0.0316)
OKLCH	oklch(40.58% 0.061 211)
XYZ	xyz(5.2791, 6.9773, 11.1917)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16525C #5C2016

analogous

#165C43 #16525C #162F5C

triadic

#16525C #5C1652 #525C16

tetradic

#16525C #43165C #5C2016 #2F5C16

square

#16525C #43165C #5C2016 #2F5C16

split-complementary

#16525C #5C162F #5C4316

monochromatic

#061619 #0A262B #16525C #227E8D #2EAABF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#16525C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#16525C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16525C

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16525C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16525C	1.00	8.77	2.40	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4F5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40485C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16525c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.061 211.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f828a',
    500: '#16525c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16525c;
$custom-light: #5f828a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16525c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40579,
    "c": 0.06134,
    "h": 211
  },
  "luminance": 0.06978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16525C

secondary

#93473B

accent

#5A43E5

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16525C

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

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