#16738F#16738F

#16738F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.091 H 224.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16738F
RGB	rgb(22, 115, 143)
HSL	hsl(194, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(194, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, -15.45, -22.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 27.35, 235.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% -0.0655 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.091 224)
XYZ	xyz(11.4175, 14.4138, 28.1617)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16738F #8F3216

analogous

#168F6E #16738F #16378F

triadic

#16738F #8F1673 #738F16

tetradic

#16738F #6E168F #8F3216 #378F16

square

#16738F #6E168F #8F3216 #378F16

split-complementary

#16738F #8F1637 #8F6E16

monochromatic

#061E25 #0E485A #16738F #1E9EC4 #3EBCE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#16738F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#16738F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16738F

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16738F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16738F	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#54658F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16738f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 115, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.091 224.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b9bb0',
    500: '#16738f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16738f;
$custom-light: #6b9bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16738f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.884,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51788,
    "c": 0.09111,
    "h": 224
  },
  "luminance": 0.14415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16738F

secondary

#C15D3F

accent

#6238F0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16738F

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

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