#16657C#16657C

#16657C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.080 H 222.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16657C
RGB	rgb(22, 101, 124)
HSL	hsl(194, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(194, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.3%, 18.5%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.47, -14.42, -19.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.47, 24.18, 233.38°)
OKLab	oklab(47.22% -0.0591 -0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(47.22% 0.08 222.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.6211, 10.9321, 20.7206)
Luminance	0.1093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16657C #7C2D16

analogous

#167C60 #16657C #16327C

triadic

#16657C #7C1665 #657C16

tetradic

#16657C #60167C #7C2D16 #327C16

square

#16657C #60167C #7C2D16 #327C16

split-complementary

#16657C #7C1632 #7C6016

monochromatic

#05151A #0D3B48 #16657C #1F8FB0 #32B5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#16657C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#16657C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16657C

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16657C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16657C	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58627D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A597C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16657c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 101, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.080 222.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6691a2',
    500: '#16657c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16657c;
$custom-light: #6691a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16657c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.529,
    "s": 69.863,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47221,
    "c": 0.08035,
    "h": 222.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16657C

secondary

#B1573D

accent

#633BED

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #16657C

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

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