#162222#162222

#162222 is a very dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.014; OKLCH L 24.1% C 0.017 H 196.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162222
RGB	rgb(22, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(180, 21%, 11%)
HSV	hsv(180, 35%, 13%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 0%, 0%, 86.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.16, -5.21, -1.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.16, 5.48, 198.04°)
OKLab	oklab(24.08% -0.0161 -0.0046)
OKLCH	oklch(24.08% 0.017 196.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.1915, 1.4301, 1.7263)
Luminance	0.0143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162222 #221616

analogous

#16221C #162222 #161C22

triadic

#162222 #221622 #222216

tetradic

#162222 #1C1622 #221616 #1C2216

square

#162222 #1C1622 #221616 #1C2216

split-complementary

#162222 #22161C #221C16

monochromatic

#0C1313 #0C1313 #162222 #2E4747 #466C6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.33

#162222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.29

#162222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162222

16.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162222	1.00	16.33	1.29	16.33
#FFFFFF	16.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#202122

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E1F22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#122322

Achromatopsia (no color)

#202020

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.1% 0.017 196.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#535d5c',
    500: '#162222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162222;
$custom-light: #535d5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 21.429,
    "l": 10.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24076,
    "c": 0.01678,
    "h": 196.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162222

secondary

#553F3F

accent

#6A6ABE

background

#F4F5F5

surface

#E7E9E9

border

#C3C5C5

text

#020404

muted

#787979

Preview Lab

Preview with #162222

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

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