#16553D#16553D

#16553D is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.075 H 163.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16553D
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 61)
HSL	hsl(157, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(157, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 28.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.82, -26.28, 8.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.82, 27.58, 162.35°)
OKLab	oklab(40.3% -0.0722 0.0213)
OKLCH	oklch(40.3% 0.075 163.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.4212, 7.0040, 5.5329)
Luminance	0.0700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16553D #55162E

analogous

#16551D #16553D #164D55

triadic

#16553D #3D1655 #553D16

tetradic

#16553D #1D1655 #55162E #4D5516

square

#16553D #1D1655 #55162E #4D5516

split-complementary

#16553D #55164D #551D16

monochromatic

#061811 #09241A #16553D #238660 #2FB683

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#16553D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#16553D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16553D

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16553D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16553D	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B483F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00554E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16553d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.075 163.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d8572',
    500: '#16553d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16553d;
$custom-light: #5d8572;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16553d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.143,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.403,
    "c": 0.07532,
    "h": 163.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16553D

secondary

#8C3A5A

accent

#4681E2

background

#F5F8F6

surface

#E9EFEC

border

#C5CAC7

text

#050B08

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16553D

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

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