#16739E#16739E

#16739E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.105 H 235.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16739E
RGB	rgb(22, 115, 158)
HSL	hsl(199, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(199, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.1%, 27.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, -9.91, -30.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 31.97, 251.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% -0.0598 -0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.105 235.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6307, 14.8990, 34.5512)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16739E #9E4116

analogous

#169E85 #16739E #162F9E

triadic

#16739E #9E1673 #739E16

tetradic

#16739E #85169E #9E4116 #2F9E16

square

#16739E #85169E #9E4116 #2F9E16

split-complementary

#16739E #9E162F #9E8516

monochromatic

#072533 #0F4C68 #16739E #1D9AD4 #49B4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#16739E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#16739E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16739E

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16739E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16739E	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E72A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C669D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16739e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 115, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.105 235.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e9bbb',
    500: '#16739e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16739e;
$custom-light: #6e9bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16739e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.971,
    "s": 75.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5255,
    "c": 0.10472,
    "h": 235.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16739E

secondary

#C77149

accent

#7136F2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #16739E

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

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