#16687F#16687F

#16687F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.082 H 221.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16687F
RGB	rgb(22, 104, 127)
HSL	hsl(193, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(193, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 18.1%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, -15.04, -19.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 24.64, 232.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% -0.061 -0.0547)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.082 221.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.1103, 11.6024, 21.8339)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16687F #7F2D16

analogous

#167F62 #16687F #16347F

triadic

#16687F #7F1668 #687F16

tetradic

#16687F #62167F #7F2D16 #347F16

square

#16687F #62167F #7F2D16 #347F16

split-complementary

#16687F #7F1634 #7F6216

monochromatic

#05151A #0D3D4B #16687F #1F93B3 #34B7DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#16687F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#16687F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16687F

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16687F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16687F	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6580

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5B7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16687f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 104, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.082 221.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6793a4',
    500: '#16687f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16687f;
$custom-light: #6793a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16687f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.143,
    "s": 70.47,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48156,
    "c": 0.08191,
    "h": 221.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16687F

secondary

#B4573D

accent

#623BED

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#EBF1F4

border

#C6CBCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16687F

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

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