#16555D#16555D

#16555D is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.063 H 207.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16555D
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 93)
HSL	hsl(187, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(187, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 8.6%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.83, -16.43, -10.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.83, 19.42, 212.23°)
OKLab	oklab(41.46% -0.0556 -0.0288)
OKLCH	oklch(41.46% 0.063 207.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.5543, 7.4572, 11.5005)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16555D #5D1E16

analogous

#165D42 #16555D #16315D

triadic

#16555D #5D1655 #555D16

tetradic

#16555D #42165D #5D1E16 #315D16

square

#16555D #42165D #5D1E16 #315D16

split-complementary

#16555D #5D1631 #5D4216

monochromatic

#061719 #0A282C #16555D #22828E #2DAFC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#16555D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#16555D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16555D

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16555D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16555D	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D515E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434A5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16555d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.063 207.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60858a',
    500: '#16555d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16555d;
$custom-light: #60858a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16555d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.761,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41456,
    "c": 0.06257,
    "h": 207.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16555D

secondary

#94453B

accent

#5543E5

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16555D

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

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