#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
RGBrgb(22, 83, 108)
HSLhsl(197, 66%, 25%)
HSVhsv(197, 80%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(79.6%, 23.1%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LABlab(32.79, -9.77, -19.86)
CIE-LCHlch(32.79, 22.13, 243.79°)
OKLaboklab(41.64% -0.0467 -0.0558)
OKLCHoklch(41.64% 0.073 230.1)
XYZxyz(6.1298, 7.4391, 15.2973)
Luminance0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

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
##16536C1.008.442.498.44
#FFFFFF8.441.0021.001.00
#0000002.4921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.441.0021.001.00

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

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#16536C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva