#16525F#16525F

#16525F is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.063 H 215.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16525F
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 95)
HSL	hsl(191, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(191, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 13.7%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.88, -14.00, -13.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.88, 19.15, 223.03°)
OKLab	oklab(40.72% -0.0512 -0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(40.72% 0.063 215.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.4129, 7.0308, 11.8960)
Luminance	0.0703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16525F #5F2316

analogous

#165F47 #16525F #162D5F

triadic

#16525F #5F1652 #525F16

tetradic

#16525F #47165F #5F2316 #2D5F16

square

#16525F #47165F #5F2316 #2D5F16

split-complementary

#16525F #5F162D #5F4716

monochromatic

#061519 #0A272D #16525F #227D91 #2DA8C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#16525F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#16525F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16525F

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16525F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16525F	1.00	8.73	2.41	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494F60

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F485F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005756

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16525f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.063 215.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f828c',
    500: '#16525f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16525f;
$custom-light: #5f828c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16525f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.685,
    "s": 62.393,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40718,
    "c": 0.06284,
    "h": 215.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16525F

secondary

#964B3B

accent

#5F42E5

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050A0C

muted

#797C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16525F

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

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