#16536E#16536E
#16536E is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.075 H 232.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16536E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 83, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 67%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 80%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80%, 24.5%, 0%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.88, -9.01, -20.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.88, 22.82, 246.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.74% -0.0459 -0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.74% 0.075 232.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2375, 7.4821, 15.8643) |
| Luminance | 0.0748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Slate Blue
#214761
ΔE00 5.10
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 5.58
Dark Grey Blue
#29465B
ΔE00 5.97
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 7.64
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 7.71
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16536E #6E3116
analogous
#166E5D #16536E #16276E
triadic
#16536E #6E1653 #536E16
tetradic
#16536E #5D166E #6E3116 #276E16
square
#16536E #5D166E #6E3116 #276E16
split-complementary
#16536E #6E1627 #6E5D16
monochromatic
#05131A #0C2D3B #16536E #2079A1 #2AA0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.41
#16536E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.50
#16536E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #16536E
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16536E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16536E | 1.00 | 8.41 | 2.50 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#45526F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A4A6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005A5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16536e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.075 232.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#628397',
500: '#16536e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16536e; $custom-light: #628397; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16536e",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 83,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.409,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 25.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41741,
"c": 0.07479,
"h": 232.1
},
"luminance": 0.07483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16536E
secondary
#A45C3C
accent
#733EEA
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#EBEFF2
border
#C6CACC
text
#060A0D
muted
#7A7C7E