#16708F#16708F

#16708F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.092 H 227.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16708F
RGB	rgb(22, 112, 143)
HSL	hsl(195, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(195, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, -13.75, -24.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 27.71, 240.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% -0.0625 -0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.092 227.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.0809, 13.7407, 28.0495)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16708F #8F3516

analogous

#168F72 #16708F #16348F

triadic

#16708F #8F1670 #708F16

tetradic

#16708F #72168F #8F3516 #348F16

square

#16708F #72168F #8F3516 #348F16

split-complementary

#16708F #8F1634 #8F7216

monochromatic

#061D25 #0E465A #16708F #1E9AC4 #3EB7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#16708F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#16708F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16708F

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16708F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16708F	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6E91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50638F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16708f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 112, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.092 227.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b99b0',
    500: '#16708f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16708f;
$custom-light: #6b99b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16708f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.372,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51017,
    "c": 0.09214,
    "h": 227.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16708F

secondary

#C1613F

accent

#6738F0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16708F

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

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