#16526C#16526C

#16526C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.073 H 231.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16526C
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 108)
HSL	hsl(198, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(198, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 24.1%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.45, -9.16, -20.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.45, 22.34, 245.79°)
OKLab	oklab(41.37% -0.0457 -0.0573)
OKLCH	oklch(41.37% 0.073 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.0539, 7.2871, 15.2719)
Luminance	0.0729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16526C #6C3016

analogous

#166C5B #16526C #16276C

triadic

#16526C #6C1652 #526C16

tetradic

#16526C #5B166C #6C3016 #276C16

square

#16526C #5B166C #6C3016 #276C16

split-complementary

#16526C #6C1627 #6C5B16

monochromatic

#051319 #0C2B39 #16526C #20799F #2B9FD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#16526C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#16526C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16526C

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16526C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16526C	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45516D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39496C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00595B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16526c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.073 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#628296',
    500: '#16526c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16526c;
$custom-light: #628296;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16526c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.14,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41368,
    "c": 0.07329,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16526C

secondary

#A25B3C

accent

#723FE9

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#060A0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16526C

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

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