#16748E#16748E

#16748E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.090 H 222.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16748E
RGB	rgb(22, 116, 142)
HSL	hsl(193, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(193, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.5%, 18.3%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.10, -16.37, -21.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.10, 27.05, 232.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52% -0.0669 -0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.09 222.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.4567, 14.6129, 27.8027)
Luminance	0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16748E #8E3016

analogous

#168E6C #16748E #16388E

triadic

#16748E #8E1674 #748E16

tetradic

#16748E #6C168E #8E3016 #388E16

square

#16748E #6C168E #8E3016 #388E16

split-complementary

#16748E #8E1638 #8E6C16

monochromatic

#061D24 #0E4959 #16748E #1E9FC3 #3DBEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#16748E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#16748E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16748E

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16748E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16748E	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65718F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#55668E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16748e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 116, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.090 222.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b9caf',
    500: '#16748e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16748e;
$custom-light: #6b9caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16748e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193,
    "s": 73.171,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51998,
    "c": 0.09012,
    "h": 222.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16748E

secondary

#C15B3F

accent

#6038F0

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #16748E

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

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