#16555C#16555C

#16555C is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.062 H 205.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16555C
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 92)
HSL	hsl(186, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(186, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 7.6%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.79, -16.78, -9.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.79, 19.42, 210.25°)
OKLab	oklab(41.41% -0.056 -0.0272)
OKLCH	oklch(41.41% 0.062 205.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.5103, 7.4396, 11.2687)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16555C #5C1D16

analogous

#165C40 #16555C #16325C

triadic

#16555C #5C1655 #555C16

tetradic

#16555C #40165C #5C1D16 #325C16

square

#16555C #40165C #5C1D16 #325C16

split-complementary

#16555C #5C1632 #5C4016

monochromatic

#061719 #0A272B #16555C #22838D #2EB0BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#16555C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#16555C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16555C

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16555C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16555C	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D515C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434A5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16555c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.062 205.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f858a',
    500: '#16555c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16555c;
$custom-light: #5f858a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16555c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41412,
    "c": 0.06227,
    "h": 205.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16555C

secondary

#93443B

accent

#5343E5

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16555C

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

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