#16697F#16697F

#16697F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.082 H 220.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16697F
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 127)
HSL	hsl(193, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(193, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 17.3%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, -15.61, -19.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 24.60, 230.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.42% -0.062 -0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(48.42% 0.082 220.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2116, 11.8049, 21.8676)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16697F #7F2C16

analogous

#167F61 #16697F #16357F

triadic

#16697F #7F1669 #697F16

tetradic

#16697F #61167F #7F2C16 #357F16

square

#16697F #61167F #7F2C16 #357F16

split-complementary

#16697F #7F1635 #7F6116

monochromatic

#05161A #0D3E4B #16697F #1F94B3 #34B9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#16697F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#16697F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16697F

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16697F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16697F	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6680

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5C7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16697f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.082 220.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6794a4',
    500: '#16697f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16697f;
$custom-light: #6794a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16697f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.571,
    "s": 70.47,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48419,
    "c": 0.08172,
    "h": 220.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16697F

secondary

#B4563D

accent

#603BED

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#EBF1F4

border

#C6CBCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16697F

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

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