#16738D#16738D

#16738D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.090 H 222.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16738D
RGB	rgb(22, 115, 141)
HSL	hsl(193, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(193, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.4%, 18.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, -16.17, -21.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 26.91, 233.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.69% -0.0663 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(51.69% 0.09 222.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.2673, 14.3537, 27.3708)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16738D #8D3016

analogous

#168D6C #16738D #16388D

triadic

#16738D #8D1673 #738D16

tetradic

#16738D #6C168D #8D3016 #388D16

square

#16738D #6C168D #8D3016 #388D16

split-complementary

#16738D #8D1638 #8D6C16

monochromatic

#051D23 #0E4858 #16738D #1E9EC2 #3DBDE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#16738D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#16738D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16738D

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16738D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16738D	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64708E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#55658D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16738d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 115, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.090 222.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a9bae',
    500: '#16738d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16738d;
$custom-light: #6a9bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16738d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.109,
    "s": 73.006,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51692,
    "c": 0.08963,
    "h": 222.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16738D

secondary

#C15B3E

accent

#6038F0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16738D

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

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