#16697D#16697D

#16697D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.080 H 218.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16697D
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 125)
HSL	hsl(192, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(192, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.4%, 16%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, -16.33, -17.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 24.25, 227.68°)
OKLab	oklab(48.32% -0.0628 -0.0501)
OKLCH	oklch(48.32% 0.08 218.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0825, 11.7533, 21.1880)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16697D #7D2A16

analogous

#167D5E #16697D #16367D

triadic

#16697D #7D1669 #697D16

tetradic

#16697D #5E167D #7D2A16 #367D16

square

#16697D #5E167D #7D2A16 #367D16

split-complementary

#16697D #7D1636 #7D5E16

monochromatic

#05161A #0D3D49 #16697D #1F95B1 #32BADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#16697D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#16697D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16697D

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16697D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16697D	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C667E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5C7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16697d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.080 218.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6794a2',
    500: '#16697d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16697d;
$custom-light: #6794a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16697d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.65,
    "s": 70.068,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48324,
    "c": 0.08041,
    "h": 218.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16697D

secondary

#B2543D

accent

#5D3BED

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#EBF1F3

border

#C6CBCD

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16697D

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

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