#16718E#16718E

#16718E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.091 H 225.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16718E
RGB	rgb(22, 113, 142)
HSL	hsl(195, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(195, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.5%, 20.4%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, -14.69, -23.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 27.31, 237.47°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% -0.0639 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.091 225.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1164, 13.9324, 27.6893)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16718E #8E3316

analogous

#168E6F #16718E #16358E

triadic

#16718E #8E1671 #718E16

tetradic

#16718E #6F168E #8E3316 #358E16

square

#16718E #6F168E #8E3316 #358E16

split-complementary

#16718E #8E1635 #8E6F16

monochromatic

#061D24 #0E4759 #16718E #1E9BC3 #3DB9E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#16718E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#16718E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16718E

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16718E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16718E	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52648E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16718e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 113, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.091 225.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9aaf',
    500: '#16718e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16718e;
$custom-light: #6a9aaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16718e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.5,
    "s": 73.171,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51224,
    "c": 0.09094,
    "h": 225.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16718E

secondary

#C15E3F

accent

#6438F0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16718E

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

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