#16554B#16554B

#16554B is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.065 H 180.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16554B
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 75)
HSL	hsl(170, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(170, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 11.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.20, -22.33, 0.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.20, 22.33, 179.75°)
OKLab	oklab(40.74% -0.0646 -0.0001)
OKLCH	oklch(40.74% 0.065 180.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.8488, 7.1750, 7.7846)
Luminance	0.0718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16554B #551620

analogous

#16552B #16554B #163F55

triadic

#16554B #4B1655 #554B16

tetradic

#16554B #2B1655 #551620 #3F5516

square

#16554B #2B1655 #551620 #3F5516

split-complementary

#16554B #55163F #552B16

monochromatic

#061815 #092420 #16554B #238676 #2FB6A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.62

#16554B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#16554B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16554B

8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16554B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16554B	1.00	8.62	2.44	8.62
#FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51504B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48494C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005752

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16554b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.065 180.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e857d',
    500: '#16554b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16554b;
$custom-light: #5e857d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16554b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.476,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40743,
    "c": 0.06465,
    "h": 180.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16554B

secondary

#8C3A47

accent

#465FE2

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFEE

border

#C5CAC9

text

#050B09

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #16554B

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

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