#164949#164949

#164949 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.053 H 195.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164949
RGB	rgb(22, 73, 73)
HSL	hsl(180, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(180, 70%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 0%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.89, -16.49, -4.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.89, 17.23, 196.81°)
OKLab	oklab(37.22% -0.0512 -0.0138)
OKLCH	oklch(37.22% 0.053 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.9155, 5.4163, 7.1411)
Luminance	0.0542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164949 #491616

analogous

#16492F #164949 #162F49

triadic

#164949 #491649 #494916

tetradic

#164949 #2F1649 #491616 #2F4916

square

#164949 #2F1649 #491616 #2F4916

split-complementary

#164949 #49162F #492F16

monochromatic

#071818 #081A1A #164949 #247878 #32A7A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.08

#164949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#164949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164949

10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164949	1.00	10.08	2.08	10.08
#FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444549

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3F49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 73, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.053 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b7c7b',
    500: '#164949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164949;
$custom-light: #5b7c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 53.684,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37217,
    "c": 0.05304,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164949

secondary

#803A3A

accent

#4B4BDD

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EEED

border

#C5C9C8

text

#040909

muted

#797B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #164949

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

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