#16688F#16688F

#16688F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.096 H 235.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16688F
RGB	rgb(22, 104, 143)
HSL	hsl(199, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(199, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 27.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, -9.09, -28.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 29.47, 252.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% -0.0548 -0.0792)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.096 235.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.2371, 12.0531, 27.7682)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16688F #8F3D16

analogous

#168F7A #16688F #162B8F

triadic

#16688F #8F1668 #688F16

tetradic

#16688F #7A168F #8F3D16 #2B8F16

square

#16688F #7A168F #8F3D16 #2B8F16

split-complementary

#16688F #8F162B #8F7A16

monochromatic

#061B25 #0E415A #16688F #1E8FC4 #3EADE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#16688F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#16688F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16688F

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16688F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16688F	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556791

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455D8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16688f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 104, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.096 235.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a93b0',
    500: '#16688f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16688f;
$custom-light: #6a93b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16688f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.339,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48973,
    "c": 0.09633,
    "h": 235.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16688F

secondary

#C1693F

accent

#7338F0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16688F

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

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