#16718D#16718D

#16718D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.090 H 224.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16718D
RGB	rgb(22, 113, 141)
HSL	hsl(194, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(194, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.4%, 19.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.09, -15.05, -22.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.09, 27.07, 236.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% -0.0643 -0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.09 224.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.0417, 13.9025, 27.2956)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16718D #8D3216

analogous

#168D6E #16718D #16358D

triadic

#16718D #8D1671 #718D16

tetradic

#16718D #6E168D #8D3216 #358D16

square

#16718D #6E168D #8D3216 #358D16

split-complementary

#16718D #8D1635 #8D6E16

monochromatic

#051C23 #0E4758 #16718D #1E9BC2 #3DBAE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#16718D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#16718D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16718D

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16718D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16718D	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52638D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16718d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 113, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.090 224.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9aae',
    500: '#16718d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16718d;
$custom-light: #6a9aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16718d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.118,
    "s": 73.006,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51176,
    "c": 0.09015,
    "h": 224.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16718D

secondary

#C15D3E

accent

#6338F0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16718D

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

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