#16718F#16718F

#16718F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.092 H 226.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16718F
RGB	rgb(22, 113, 143)
HSL	hsl(195, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(195, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 21%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.18, -14.32, -23.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.18, 27.57, 238.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.27% -0.0635 -0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(51.27% 0.092 226.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.1919, 13.9626, 28.0865)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16718F #8F3416

analogous

#168F71 #16718F #16358F

triadic

#16718F #8F1671 #718F16

tetradic

#16718F #71168F #8F3416 #358F16

square

#16718F #71168F #8F3416 #358F16

split-complementary

#16718F #8F1635 #8F7116

monochromatic

#061D25 #0E475A #16718F #1E9BC4 #3EB9E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#16718F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#16718F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16718F

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16718F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16718F	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51648F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16718f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 113, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.092 226.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b99b0',
    500: '#16718f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16718f;
$custom-light: #6b99b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16718f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.876,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51273,
    "c": 0.09176,
    "h": 226.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16718F

secondary

#C1603F

accent

#6538F0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16718F

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

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