#16565B#16565B

#16565B is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.063 H 202.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16565B
RGB	rgb(22, 86, 91)
HSL	hsl(184, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(184, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 5.5%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.09, -17.68, -8.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.09, 19.70, 206.18°)
OKLab	oklab(41.65% -0.0577 -0.0241)
OKLCH	oklch(41.65% 0.063 202.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.5462, 7.5808, 11.0664)
Luminance	0.0758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16565B #5B1B16

analogous

#165B3E #16565B #16345B

triadic

#16565B #5B1656 #565B16

tetradic

#16565B #3E165B #5B1B16 #345B16

square

#16565B #3E165B #5B1B16 #345B16

split-complementary

#16565B #5B1634 #5B3E16

monochromatic

#061719 #0A272A #16565B #22858C #2EB3BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.35

#16565B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#16565B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16565B

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16565B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16565B	1.00	8.35	2.52	8.35
#FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F525B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454B5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16565b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 86, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.063 202.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8689',
    500: '#16565b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16565b;
$custom-light: #5f8689;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16565b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.348,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41648,
    "c": 0.0625,
    "h": 202.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16565B

secondary

#92413B

accent

#4F44E4

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16565B

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

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