#16555B#16555B

#16555B is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.062 H 204.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16555B
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 91)
HSL	hsl(185, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(185, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 6.6%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.75, -17.12, -9.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.75, 19.44, 208.28°)
OKLab	oklab(41.37% -0.0565 -0.0256)
OKLCH	oklch(41.37% 0.062 204.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.4669, 7.4223, 11.0400)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16555B #5B1C16

analogous

#165B3E #16555B #16335B

triadic

#16555B #5B1655 #555B16

tetradic

#16555B #3E165B #5B1C16 #335B16

square

#16555B #3E165B #5B1C16 #335B16

split-complementary

#16555B #5B1633 #5B3E16

monochromatic

#061719 #0A272A #16555B #22838C #2EB1BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#16555B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#16555B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16555B

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16555B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16555B	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E515B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444A5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16555b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.062 204.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8589',
    500: '#16555b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16555b;
$custom-light: #5f8589;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16555b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.217,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41369,
    "c": 0.06203,
    "h": 204.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16555B

secondary

#92423B

accent

#5244E4

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16555B

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

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