#16536F#16536F

#16536F is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.076 H 233.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16536F
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 111)
HSL	hsl(199, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(199, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 25.2%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.93, -8.63, -21.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.93, 23.18, 248.15°)
OKLab	oklab(41.8% -0.0456 -0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(41.8% 0.076 233.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.2922, 7.5040, 16.1526)
Luminance	0.0751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16536F #6F3216

analogous

#166F5E #16536F #16276F

triadic

#16536F #6F1653 #536F16

tetradic

#16536F #5E166F #6F3216 #276F16

square

#16536F #5E166F #6F3216 #276F16

split-complementary

#16536F #6F1627 #6F5E16

monochromatic

#05131A #0C2D3C #16536F #2079A2 #2B9FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#16536F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#16536F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16536F

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16536F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16536F	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#455270

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#394A6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16536f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.076 233.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#628398',
    500: '#16536f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16536f;
$custom-light: #628398;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16536f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.876,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41795,
    "c": 0.07582,
    "h": 233.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16536F

secondary

#A55D3C

accent

#743EEA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060A0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16536F

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

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