#16595C#16595C

#16595C is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.064 H 199.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16595C
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 92)
HSL	hsl(183, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(183, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 3.3%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.16, -18.99, -7.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.16, 20.50, 202.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.53% -0.0606 -0.0214)
OKLCH	oklch(42.53% 0.064 199.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.8342, 8.0874, 11.3767)
Luminance	0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16595C #5C1916

analogous

#165C3C #16595C #16365C

triadic

#16595C #5C1659 #595C16

tetradic

#16595C #3C165C #5C1916 #365C16

square

#16595C #3C165C #5C1916 #365C16

split-complementary

#16595C #5C1636 #5C3C16

monochromatic

#061819 #0A292B #16595C #22898D #2EB9BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#16595C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#16595C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16595C

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16595C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16595C	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52555C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484D5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16595c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.064 199.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60888a',
    500: '#16595c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16595c;
$custom-light: #60888a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16595c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.571,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42526,
    "c": 0.06427,
    "h": 199.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16595C

secondary

#933E3B

accent

#4A43E5

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050B0B

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #16595C

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

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