#16534C#16534C

#16534C is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.062 H 184.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16534C
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 76)
HSL	hsl(173, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(173, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 8.4%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.53, -20.98, -1.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.53, 21.03, 184.15°)
OKLab	oklab(40.21% -0.0617 -0.0044)
OKLCH	oklch(40.21% 0.062 184.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.7280, 6.8784, 7.9146)
Luminance	0.0688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16534C #53161D

analogous

#16532D #16534C #163B53

triadic

#16534C #4C1653 #534C16

tetradic

#16534C #2D1653 #53161D #3B5316

square

#16534C #2D1653 #53161D #3B5316

split-complementary

#16534C #53163B #532D16

monochromatic

#061816 #092320 #16534C #238378 #30B4A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#16534C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#16534C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16534C

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16534C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16534C	1.00	8.84	2.38	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4E4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46474D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005551

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16534c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.062 184.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d847e',
    500: '#16534c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16534c;
$custom-light: #5d847e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16534c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173.115,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40205,
    "c": 0.06191,
    "h": 184.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16534C

secondary

#8A3A44

accent

#4658E1

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFEE

border

#C5CAC9

text

#050B09

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16534C

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

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