#16525D#16525D

#16525D is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.062 H 212.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16525D
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 93)
HSL	hsl(189, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(189, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.80, -14.72, -11.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.80, 18.94, 219.01°)
OKLab	oklab(40.63% -0.0521 -0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(40.63% 0.062 212.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.3231, 6.9949, 11.4234)
Luminance	0.0699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16525D #5D2116

analogous

#165D45 #16525D #162E5D

triadic

#16525D #5D1652 #525D16

tetradic

#16525D #45165D #5D2116 #2E5D16

square

#16525D #45165D #5D2116 #2E5D16

split-complementary

#16525D #5D162E #5D4516

monochromatic

#061619 #0A262C #16525D #227E8E #2DA9C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#16525D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#16525D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16525D

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16525D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16525D	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4F5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40485D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16525d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.062 212.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16525d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.296,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40625,
    "c": 0.0618,
    "h": 212.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16525D

secondary

#94493B

accent

#5C43E5

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16525D

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

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