#16554D#16554D

#16554D is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.064 H 182.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16554D
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 77)
HSL	hsl(172, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(172, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 9.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.26, -21.71, -1.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.26, 21.74, 182.84°)
OKLab	oklab(40.81% -0.0636 -0.0032)
OKLCH	oklch(40.81% 0.064 182.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.9183, 7.2028, 8.1508)
Luminance	0.0720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16554D #55161E

analogous

#16552D #16554D #163D55

triadic

#16554D #4D1655 #554D16

tetradic

#16554D #2D1655 #55161E #3D5516

square

#16554D #2D1655 #55161E #3D5516

split-complementary

#16554D #55163D #552D16

monochromatic

#061816 #092421 #16554D #238679 #2FB6A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#16554D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#16554D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16554D

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16554D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16554D	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51504D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48494E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005752

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16554d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.064 182.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e857e',
    500: '#16554d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16554d;
$custom-light: #5e857e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16554d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.381,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40814,
    "c": 0.06367,
    "h": 182.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16554D

secondary

#8C3A45

accent

#465AE2

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFEE

border

#C5CAC9

text

#050B0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16554D

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

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