#16538F#16538F

#16538F is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.116 H 252.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#16538F
RGBrgb(22, 83, 143)
HSLhsl(210, 73%, 32%)
HSVhsv(210, 85%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(84.6%, 42%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LABlab(34.68, 4.09, -38.50)
CIE-LCHlch(34.68, 38.72, 276.07°)
OKLaboklab(43.75% -0.0355 -0.1102)
OKLCHoklch(43.75% 0.116 252.1)
XYZxyz(8.3802, 8.3392, 27.1492)
Luminance0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#16538F #8F5216
analogous
#168F8E #16538F #16178F
triadic
#16538F #8F1653 #538F16
tetradic
#16538F #8E168F #8F5216 #178F16
square
#16538F #8E168F #8F5216 #178F16
split-complementary
#16538F #8F1617 #8F8E16
monochromatic
#061525 #0E345A #16538F #1E72C4 #3E90E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87
#16538F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67
#16538F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16538F
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##16538F#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##16538F1.007.872.677.87
#FFFFFF7.871.0021.001.00
#0000002.6721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.871.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#355791
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#204D8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00616A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #16538f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.116 252.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6982b0',
    500: '#16538f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #16538f;
$custom-light: #6982b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#16538f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.752,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43749,
    "c": 0.11575,
    "h": 252.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#16538F
secondary
#C1803F
accent
#9338F0
background
#F6F7FA
surface
#ECEEF5
border
#C7C9CF
text
#070A10
muted
#7A7C7F

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