#16779E#16779E

#16779E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.102 H 231.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#16779E
RGB	rgb(22, 119, 158)
HSL	hsl(197, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(197, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.1%, 24.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.75, -12.23, -28.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.75, 30.95, 246.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% -0.0636 -0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.102 231.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.0967, 15.8312, 34.7066)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#16779E #9E3D16

analogous

#169E81 #16779E #16339E

triadic

#16779E #9E1677 #779E16

tetradic

#16779E #81169E #9E3D16 #339E16

square

#16779E #81169E #9E3D16 #339E16

split-complementary

#16779E #9E1633 #9E8116

monochromatic

#072633 #0F4F68 #16779E #1D9FD4 #49B9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#16779E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#16779E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #16779E

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##16779E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##16779E	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6376A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52699D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #16779e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 119, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.102 231.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e9ebb',
    500: '#16779e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #16779e;
$custom-light: #6e9ebb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#16779e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.206,
    "s": 75.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53553,
    "c": 0.10235,
    "h": 231.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#16779E

secondary

#C76D49

accent

#6C36F2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #16779E

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

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