#16595A#16595A

#16595A is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.064 H 196.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16595A
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 90)
HSL	hsl(181, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(181, 76%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.6%, 1.1%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.09, -19.66, -6.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.09, 20.72, 198.46°)
OKLab	oklab(42.44% -0.0616 -0.0182)
OKLCH	oklch(42.44% 0.064 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.7479, 8.0528, 10.9223)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16595A #5A1716

analogous

#165A39 #16595A #16375A

triadic

#16595A #5A1659 #595A16

tetradic

#16595A #39165A #5A1716 #375A16

square

#16595A #39165A #5A1716 #375A16

split-complementary

#16595A #5A1637 #5A3916

monochromatic

#061819 #0A2829 #16595A #228A8B #2EBABC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#16595A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#16595A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16595A

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16595A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16595A	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52545A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484D5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16595a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.064 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#608888',
    500: '#16595a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16595a;
$custom-light: #608888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16595a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.882,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42444,
    "c": 0.06423,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16595A

secondary

#913C3B

accent

#4644E4

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16595A

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

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