#164238#164238

#164238 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.052 H 175.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164238
RGB	rgb(22, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(166, 50%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(166, 67%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 15.2%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.80, -17.99, 1.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.80, 18.06, 174.92°)
OKLab	oklab(34.53% -0.0514 0.004)
OKLCH	oklch(34.53% 0.052 175.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.9926, 4.3522, 4.4230)
Luminance	0.0435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164238 #421620

analogous

#164222 #164238 #163642

triadic

#164238 #381642 #423816

tetradic

#164238 #221642 #421620 #364216

square

#164238 #221642 #421620 #364216

split-complementary

#164238 #421636 #422216

monochromatic

#081713 #081713 #164238 #25705F #359E86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.23

#164238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#164238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164238

11.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164238	1.00	11.23	1.87	11.23
#FFFFFF	11.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3E38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#393939

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00433F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.052 175.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#59766e',
    500: '#164238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164238;
$custom-light: #59766e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.364,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34525,
    "c": 0.05155,
    "h": 175.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164238

secondary

#793A49

accent

#4E6EDA

background

#F5F7F6

surface

#E9EDEB

border

#C5C8C6

text

#040807

muted

#797B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #164238

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

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