#16534B#16534B

#16534B is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.062 H 182.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16534B
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 75)
HSL	hsl(172, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(172, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 9.6%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.50, -21.29, -0.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.50, 21.31, 182.51°)
OKLab	oklab(40.17% -0.0623 -0.0029)
OKLCH	oklch(40.17% 0.062 182.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.6935, 6.8646, 7.7329)
Luminance	0.0687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16534B #53161E

analogous

#16532C #16534B #163C53

triadic

#16534B #4B1653 #534B16

tetradic

#16534B #2C1653 #53161E #3C5316

square

#16534B #2C1653 #53161E #3C5316

split-complementary

#16534B #53163C #532C16

monochromatic

#061816 #09231F #16534B #238377 #30B4A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#16534B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#16534B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16534B

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16534B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16534B	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4E4B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46474C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005550

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16534b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.062 182.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d847d',
    500: '#16534b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16534b;
$custom-light: #5d847d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16534b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.131,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40168,
    "c": 0.06235,
    "h": 182.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16534B

secondary

#8A3A45

accent

#465BE1

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFEE

border

#C5CAC9

text

#050B09

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16534B

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

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