#16536C#16536C

#16536C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.073 H 230.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16536C
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 108)
HSL	hsl(197, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(197, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 23.1%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.79, -9.77, -19.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.79, 22.13, 243.79°)
OKLab	oklab(41.64% -0.0467 -0.0558)
OKLCH	oklch(41.64% 0.073 230.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.1298, 7.4391, 15.2973)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16536C #6C2F16

analogous

#166C5A #16536C #16286C

triadic

#16536C #6C1653 #536C16

tetradic

#16536C #5A166C #6C2F16 #286C16

square

#16536C #5A166C #6C2F16 #286C16

split-complementary

#16536C #6C1628 #6C5A16

monochromatic

#051419 #0C2C39 #16536C #207A9F #2BA1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#16536C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#16536C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16536C

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16536C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16536C	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46526D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B496C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16536c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.073 230.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#628396',
    500: '#16536c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16536c;
$custom-light: #628396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16536c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.442,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41635,
    "c": 0.07281,
    "h": 230.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16536C

secondary

#A2593C

accent

#703FE9

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060A0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16536C

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

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