#16538C#16538C

#16538C is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.112 H 251.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16538C
RGBrgb(22, 83, 140)
HSLhsl(209, 73%, 32%)
HSVhsv(209, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(84.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LABlab(34.50, 2.88, -36.97)
CIE-LCHlch(34.50, 37.08, 274.45°)
OKLaboklab(43.55% -0.0362 -0.1057)
OKLCHoklch(43.55% 0.112 251.1)
XYZxyz(8.1560, 8.2495, 25.9683)
Luminance0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16538C #8C4F16
analogous
#168C8A #16538C #16188C
triadic
#16538C #8C1653 #538C16
tetradic
#16538C #8A168C #8C4F16 #188C16
square
#16538C #8A168C #8C4F16 #188C16
split-complementary
#16538C #8C1618 #8C8A16
monochromatic
#051422 #0E3457 #16538C #1E72C1 #3C91E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92
#16538C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65
#16538C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16538C
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16538C#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##16538C1.007.922.657.92
#FFFFFF7.921.0021.001.00
#0000002.6521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.921.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#37578E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#244C8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006168
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.112 251.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6982ae',
    500: '#16538c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16538c;
$custom-light: #6982ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.983,
    "s": 72.84,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43548,
    "c": 0.1117,
    "h": 251.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16538C
secondary
#C07D3E
accent
#9138F0
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEEF4
border
#C7C9CE
text
#070A10
muted
#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

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#16538C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva