#162C2E#162C2E

#162C2E is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.028 H 203.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#162C2E
RGB	rgb(22, 44, 46)
HSL	hsl(185, 35%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(185, 52%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 4.3%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.35, -8.06, -4.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.35, 9.01, 206.59°)
OKLab	oklab(27.58% -0.0259 -0.0111)
OKLCH	oklch(27.58% 0.028 203.2)
XYZ	xyz(1.7245, 2.1691, 2.9120)
Luminance	0.0217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#162C2E #2E1816

analogous

#162E24 #162C2E #16202E

triadic

#162C2E #2E162C #2C2E16

tetradic

#162C2E #24162E #2E1816 #202E16

square

#162C2E #24162E #2E1816 #202E16

split-complementary

#162C2E #2E1620 #2E2416

monochromatic

#0A1415 #0A1415 #162C2E #2A5457 #3E7B81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.65

#162C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.43

#162C2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #162C2E

14.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##162C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##162C2E	1.00	14.65	1.43	14.65
#FFFFFF	14.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292A2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25272E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B2E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #162c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 44, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.028 203.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#556566',
    500: '#162c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #162c2e;
$custom-light: #556566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#162c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 13.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27582,
    "c": 0.0282,
    "h": 203.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#162C2E

secondary

#643F3C

accent

#665CCB

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#030506

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #162C2E

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

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