#16738E#16738E

#16738E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.090 H 223.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16738E
RGB	rgb(22, 115, 142)
HSL	hsl(194, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(194, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.5%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, -15.81, -22.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 27.12, 234.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.74% -0.0659 -0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(51.74% 0.09 223.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.3420, 14.3836, 27.7645)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16738E #8E3116

analogous

#168E6D #16738E #16378E

triadic

#16738E #8E1673 #738E16

tetradic

#16738E #6D168E #8E3116 #378E16

square

#16738E #6D168E #8E3116 #378E16

split-complementary

#16738E #8E1637 #8E6D16

monochromatic

#061D24 #0E4859 #16738E #1E9EC3 #3DBCE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#16738E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#16738E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16738E

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16738E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16738E	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64708F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#54658E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16738e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 115, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.090 223.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b9baf',
    500: '#16738e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16738e;
$custom-light: #6b9baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16738e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.5,
    "s": 73.171,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5174,
    "c": 0.09036,
    "h": 223.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16738E

secondary

#C15C3F

accent

#6138F0

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16738E

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

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