#16728F#16728F

#16728F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.091 H 225.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16728F
RGB	rgb(22, 114, 143)
HSL	hsl(194, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(194, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 20.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.50, -14.89, -23.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.50, 27.45, 237.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.53% -0.0645 -0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(51.53% 0.091 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.3040, 14.1869, 28.1238)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16728F #8F3316

analogous

#168F6F #16728F #16368F

triadic

#16728F #8F1672 #728F16

tetradic

#16728F #6F168F #8F3316 #368F16

square

#16728F #6F168F #8F3316 #368F16

split-complementary

#16728F #8F1636 #8F6F16

monochromatic

#061D25 #0E485A #16728F #1E9CC4 #3EBAE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#16728F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#16728F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16728F

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16728F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16728F	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52648F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16728f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 114, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.091 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b9ab0',
    500: '#16728f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16728f;
$custom-light: #6b9ab0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16728f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.38,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51531,
    "c": 0.09142,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16728F

secondary

#C15F3F

accent

#6438F0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16728F

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

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