#16718C#16718C

#16718C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.089 H 223.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16718C
RGB	rgb(22, 113, 140)
HSL	hsl(194, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(194, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.05, -15.41, -21.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.05, 26.84, 234.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% -0.0647 -0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.089 223.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.9676, 13.8729, 26.9055)
Luminance	0.1387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16718C #8C3116

analogous

#168C6C #16718C #16368C

triadic

#16718C #8C1671 #718C16

tetradic

#16718C #6C168C #8C3116 #368C16

square

#16718C #6C168C #8C3116 #368C16

split-complementary

#16718C #8C1636 #8C6C16

monochromatic

#051C22 #0E4657 #16718C #1E9CC1 #3CBBE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#16718C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#16718C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16718C

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16718C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16718C	1.00	5.56	3.77	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626E8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52638C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16718c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 113, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.089 223.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9aad',
    500: '#16718c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16718c;
$custom-light: #6a9aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16718c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.729,
    "s": 72.84,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51127,
    "c": 0.08938,
    "h": 223.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16718C

secondary

#C05C3E

accent

#6238F0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16718C

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

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