#164242#164242

#164242 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.048 H 195.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164242
RGB	rgb(22, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(180, 50%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(180, 67%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.14, -14.83, -4.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.14, 15.50, 196.91°)
OKLab	oklab(34.91% -0.046 -0.0125)
OKLCH	oklch(34.91% 0.048 195.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.2620, 4.4600, 5.8422)
Luminance	0.0446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164242 #421616

analogous

#16422C #164242 #162C42

triadic

#164242 #421642 #424216

tetradic

#164242 #2C1642 #421616 #2C4216

square

#164242 #2C1642 #421616 #2C4216

split-complementary

#164242 #42162C #422C16

monochromatic

#081717 #081717 #164242 #257070 #359E9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.10

#164242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#164242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164242

11.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164242	1.00	11.10	1.89	11.10
#FFFFFF	11.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D3F42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#363942

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.048 195.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a7676',
    500: '#164242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164242;
$custom-light: #5a7676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34907,
    "c": 0.0477,
    "h": 195.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164242

secondary

#793A3A

accent

#4E4EDA

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EDED

border

#C5C8C8

text

#040808

muted

#797B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #164242

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

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