#16535D#16535D

#16535D is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.062 H 210.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16535D
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 93)
HSL	hsl(188, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(188, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 10.8%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.14, -15.29, -11.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.14, 19.07, 216.71°)
OKLab	oklab(40.9% -0.0533 -0.0317)
OKLCH	oklch(40.9% 0.062 210.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.3991, 7.1468, 11.4487)
Luminance	0.0715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16535D #5D2016

analogous

#165D44 #16535D #162F5D

triadic

#16535D #5D1653 #535D16

tetradic

#16535D #44165D #5D2016 #2F5D16

square

#16535D #44165D #5D2016 #2F5D16

split-complementary

#16535D #5D162F #5D4416

monochromatic

#061619 #0A272C #16535D #227F8E #2DABC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#16535D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#16535D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16535D

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16535D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16535D	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B505E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41485D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005756

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16535d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.062 210.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16535d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.451,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40902,
    "c": 0.06199,
    "h": 210.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16535D

secondary

#94473B

accent

#5A43E5

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16535D

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

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