#16605E#16605E

#16605E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.069 H 192.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16605E
RGB	rgb(22, 96, 94)
HSL	hsl(178, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(178, 77%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 2.1%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.64, -22.07, -5.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.64, 22.69, 193.40°)
OKLab	oklab(44.56% -0.0675 -0.0147)
OKLCH	oklch(44.56% 0.069 192.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.5332, 9.3437, 12.0467)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16605E #601618

analogous

#166039 #16605E #163D60

triadic

#16605E #5E1660 #605E16

tetradic

#16605E #391660 #601618 #3D6016

square

#16605E #391660 #601618 #3D6016

split-complementary

#16605E #60163D #603916

monochromatic

#061918 #0B2E2D #16605E #21928F #2DC4C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#16605E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#16605E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16605E

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16605E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16605E	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5B5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F535F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00635F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16605e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 96, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.069 192.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#618d8b',
    500: '#16605e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16605e;
$custom-light: #618d8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16605e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.378,
    "s": 62.712,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44556,
    "c": 0.06909,
    "h": 192.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16605E

secondary

#973B3D

accent

#4246E6

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060C0C

muted

#7A7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #16605E

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

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