#164740#164740

#164740 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.053 H 182.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164740
RGB	rgb(22, 71, 64)
HSL	hsl(171, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(171, 69%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 0%, 9.9%, 72.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.87, -18.28, -0.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.87, 18.30, 182.00°)
OKLab	oklab(36.29% -0.0534 -0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(36.29% 0.053 182.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.5091, 5.0468, 5.6387)
Luminance	0.0505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164740 #47161D

analogous

#164727 #164740 #163547

triadic

#164740 #401647 #474016

tetradic

#164740 #271647 #47161D #354716

square

#164740 #271647 #47161D #354716

split-complementary

#164740 #471635 #472716

monochromatic

#071715 #081816 #164740 #24766A #33A494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.45

#164740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#164740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164740

10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164740	1.00	10.45	2.01	10.45
#FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3D41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004845

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 71, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.053 182.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a7a74',
    500: '#164740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164740;
$custom-light: #5a7a74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.429,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36287,
    "c": 0.05349,
    "h": 182.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164740

secondary

#7E3A44

accent

#4C60DC

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EDED

border

#C5C8C8

text

#040908

muted

#797B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #164740

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

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