#164240#164240

#164240 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.048 H 191.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164240
RGB	rgb(22, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(177, 50%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(177, 67%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 3%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.07, -15.49, -3.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.07, 15.83, 192.01°)
OKLab	oklab(34.83% -0.0471 -0.0092)
OKLCH	oklch(34.83% 0.048 191)
XYZ	xyz(3.2041, 4.4368, 5.5370)
Luminance	0.0444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164240 #421618

analogous

#16422A #164240 #162E42

triadic

#164240 #401642 #424016

tetradic

#164240 #2A1642 #421618 #2E4216

square

#164240 #2A1642 #421618 #2E4216

split-complementary

#164240 #42162E #422A16

monochromatic

#081716 #081716 #164240 #25706D #359E99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.13

#164240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#164240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164240

11.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164240	1.00	11.13	1.89	11.13
#FFFFFF	11.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E3E40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#373940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004441

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.048 191.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#597674',
    500: '#164240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164240;
$custom-light: #597674;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.273,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34826,
    "c": 0.04797,
    "h": 191
  },
  "luminance": 0.04437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164240

secondary

#793A3D

accent

#4E55DA

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EDED

border

#C5C8C8

text

#040808

muted

#797B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #164240

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

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