#16738C#16738C

#16738C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.089 H 221.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16738C
RGB	rgb(22, 115, 140)
HSL	hsl(193, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(193, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.69, -16.53, -20.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.69, 26.71, 231.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% -0.0667 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.089 221.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.1932, 14.3241, 26.9807)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16738C #8C2F16

analogous

#168C6A #16738C #16388C

triadic

#16738C #8C1673 #738C16

tetradic

#16738C #6A168C #8C2F16 #388C16

square

#16738C #6A168C #8C2F16 #388C16

split-complementary

#16738C #8C1638 #8C6A16

monochromatic

#051C22 #0E4857 #16738C #1E9EC1 #3CBEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#16738C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#16738C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16738C

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16738C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16738C	1.00	5.43	3.86	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64708D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#55658C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16738c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 115, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.089 221.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9bad',
    500: '#16738c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16738c;
$custom-light: #6a9bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16738c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192.712,
    "s": 72.84,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51645,
    "c": 0.08892,
    "h": 221.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16738C

secondary

#C05A3E

accent

#5F38F0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16738C

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

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