#16595B#16595B

#16595B is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.064 H 198.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16595B
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 91)
HSL	hsl(182, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(182, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 2.2%, 0%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.13, -19.33, -7.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.13, 20.60, 200.27°)
OKLab	oklab(42.49% -0.0611 -0.0198)
OKLCH	oklch(42.49% 0.064 198)
XYZ	xyz(5.7907, 8.0700, 11.1480)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16595B #5B1816

analogous

#165B3B #16595B #16375B

triadic

#16595B #5B1659 #595B16

tetradic

#16595B #3B165B #5B1816 #375B16

square

#16595B #3B165B #5B1816 #375B16

split-complementary

#16595B #5B1637 #5B3B16

monochromatic

#061819 #0A292A #16595B #22898C #2EB9BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#16595B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#16595B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16595B

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16595B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16595B	1.00	8.03	2.61	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52555B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484D5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16595b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.064 198.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#608889',
    500: '#16595b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16595b;
$custom-light: #608889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16595b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.739,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42485,
    "c": 0.06422,
    "h": 198
  },
  "luminance": 0.08071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16595B

secondary

#923D3B

accent

#4844E4

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050B0B

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16595B

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

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