#16546D#16546D

#16546D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.073 H 229.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16546D
RGB	rgb(22, 84, 109)
HSL	hsl(197, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(197, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.17, -10.00, -19.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.17, 22.27, 243.31°)
OKLab	oklab(41.96% -0.0474 -0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(41.96% 0.073 229.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.2604, 7.6146, 15.6049)
Luminance	0.0761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16546D #6D2F16

analogous

#166D5A #16546D #16296D

triadic

#16546D #6D1654 #546D16

tetradic

#16546D #5A166D #6D2F16 #296D16

square

#16546D #5A166D #6D2F16 #296D16

split-complementary

#16546D #6D1629 #6D5A16

monochromatic

#051419 #0C2D3A #16546D #207BA0 #2BA2D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#16546D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#16546D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16546D

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16546D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16546D	1.00	8.32	2.52	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47536E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B4A6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16546d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 84, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.073 229.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#628497',
    500: '#16546d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16546d;
$custom-light: #628497;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16546d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.241,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41955,
    "c": 0.07331,
    "h": 229.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16546D

secondary

#A3593C

accent

#703EE9

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060A0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16546D

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

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