#16555F#16555F

#16555F is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.063 H 210.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16555F
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 95)
HSL	hsl(188, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(188, 77%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 10.5%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.90, -15.73, -11.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.90, 19.48, 216.18°)
OKLab	oklab(41.55% -0.0546 -0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(41.55% 0.063 210.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.6440, 7.4931, 11.9731)
Luminance	0.0749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16555F #5F2016

analogous

#165F44 #16555F #16305F

triadic

#16555F #5F1655 #555F16

tetradic

#16555F #44165F #5F2016 #305F16

square

#16555F #44165F #5F2016 #305F16

split-complementary

#16555F #5F1630 #5F4416

monochromatic

#061619 #0A292D #16555F #228191 #2DAEC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#16555F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#16555F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16555F

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16555F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16555F	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5260

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#424A5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005958

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16555f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.063 210.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60858c',
    500: '#16555f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16555f;
$custom-light: #60858c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16555f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.219,
    "s": 62.393,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41545,
    "c": 0.06329,
    "h": 210.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16555F

secondary

#96473B

accent

#5942E5

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050B0C

muted

#7A7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16555F

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

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