#16537E Color

#16537E is rgb(22, 83, 126) in RGB and hsl(205, 70%, 29%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#16537E

HEX#16537E

RGBrgb(22, 83, 126)

HSLhsl(205, 70%, 29%)

HSVhsv(205, 83%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(42.7% 0.093 244.4)

CMYKcmyk(83%, 34%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #16537E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #16537E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#16537E Complementary#7E4116 Analogous#167E75 Analogous#161F7E Triadic#7E1653 Triadic#537E16

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #16537E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1E6FA9 #258CD4 #4DA3E0 #74B7E7 #A0CDEE #CBE4F6

Shades

#13476C #113F5F #0E334E #0B2B41 #081F30 #061723

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