#164040#164040

#164040 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 34.2% C 0.046 H 195.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164040
RGB	rgb(22, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(180, 49%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(180, 66%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 0%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.34, -14.33, -4.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.34, 14.98, 196.94°)
OKLab	oklab(34.24% -0.0445 -0.0121)
OKLCH	oklch(34.24% 0.046 195.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.0893, 4.2072, 5.4988)
Luminance	0.0421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164040 #401616

analogous

#16402B #164040 #162B40

triadic

#164040 #401640 #404016

tetradic

#164040 #2B1640 #401616 #2B4016

square

#164040 #2B1640 #401616 #2B4016

split-complementary

#164040 #40162B #402B16

monochromatic

#081717 #081717 #164040 #266E6E #359B9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.40

#164040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#164040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164040

11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164040	1.00	11.40	1.84	11.40
#FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C3D40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#353840

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004240

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.2% 0.046 195.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#597574',
    500: '#164040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164040;
$custom-light: #597574;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 48.837,
    "l": 16.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34242,
    "c": 0.04611,
    "h": 195.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164040

secondary

#773B3B

accent

#4F4FD8

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EDED

border

#C5C8C8

text

#040808

muted

#797B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #164040

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

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