#16535C#16535C

#16535C is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.062 H 209.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16535C
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 92)
HSL	hsl(188, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(188, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 9.8%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.10, -15.64, -10.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.10, 19.02, 214.69°)
OKLab	oklab(40.86% -0.0537 -0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(40.86% 0.062 209.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.3551, 7.1292, 11.2170)
Luminance	0.0713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16535C #5C1F16

analogous

#165C42 #16535C #16305C

triadic

#16535C #5C1653 #535C16

tetradic

#16535C #42165C #5C1F16 #305C16

square

#16535C #42165C #5C1F16 #305C16

split-complementary

#16535C #5C1630 #5C4216

monochromatic

#061619 #0A262B #16535C #22808D #2EACBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#16535C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#16535C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16535C

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16535C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16535C	1.00	8.66	2.43	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B505D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41485C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005756

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16535c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.062 209.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f838a',
    500: '#16535c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16535c;
$custom-light: #5f838a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16535c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.714,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40857,
    "c": 0.0616,
    "h": 209.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16535C

secondary

#93463B

accent

#5843E5

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16535C

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

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