#16557D#16557D
#16557D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.090 H 241.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #16557D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 85, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 70%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 82%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.4%, 32%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.29, -4.42, -28.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.29, 28.43, 261.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.11% -0.0425 -0.0796) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.11% 0.09 241.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2796, 8.1474, 20.5870) |
| Luminance | 0.0815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 1.20
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 3.47
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 4.11
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.15
Dark Slate Blue
#214761
ΔE00 5.82
Prussian Blue
#004577
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#16557D #7D3E16
analogous
#167D72 #16557D #16227D
triadic
#16557D #7D1655 #557D16
tetradic
#16557D #72167D #7D3E16 #227D16
square
#16557D #72167D #7D3E16 #227D16
split-complementary
#16557D #7D1622 #7D7216
monochromatic
#05121A #0D3249 #16557D #1F78B1 #329ADB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#16557D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#16557D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #16557D
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##16557D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##16557D | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#42567F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#344C7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #16557d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.090 241.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6584a3',
500: '#16557d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #16557d; $custom-light: #6584a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#16557d",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 85,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.301,
"s": 70.068,
"l": 28.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43107,
"c": 0.0903,
"h": 241.9
},
"luminance": 0.08148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#16557D
secondary
#B26A3D
accent
#803BED
background
#F6F8FA
surface
#EBEFF3
border
#C6CACD
text
#070A0F
muted
#7A7C7F