Colour
#16524B
- #16524B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#16524B is a cyan with RGB values 22, 82, 75 and HSL 173°, 58%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#16524B#16524B
HEX#16524B
RGBrgb(22, 82, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.3216, 0.2941
RGB percentages8.6%, 32.2%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(173, 57.7%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173, 73.2%, 32.2%)
CMYK73.2%, 0%, 8.5%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,462,859
CSS custom property--colour: #16524B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#E9ADB4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#52161D
Analogous#16522D, #163B52
Triadic#4B1652, #524B16
Split complementary#52163B, #522D16
Tetradic#2D1652, #52161D, #3B5216
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G82
B75
Red22 (8.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue173°
Saturation (HSL)57.69%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G 52 · B 4B
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