#164C38#164C38

#164C38 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.066 H 164.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164C38
RGB	rgb(22, 76, 56)
HSL	hsl(158, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(158, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 26.3%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.44, -23.21, 6.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.44, 24.19, 163.68°)
OKLab	oklab(37.5% -0.0641 0.0174)
OKLCH	oklch(37.5% 0.066 164.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.6288, 5.6246, 4.6350)
Luminance	0.0563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164C38 #4C162A

analogous

#164C1D #164C38 #16454C

triadic

#164C38 #38164C #4C3816

tetradic

#164C38 #1D164C #4C162A #454C16

square

#164C38 #1D164C #4C162A #454C16

split-complementary

#164C38 #4C1645 #4C1D16

monochromatic

#071811 #081D15 #164C38 #247B5B #31AB7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.88

#164C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#164C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164C38

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164C38	1.00	9.88	2.13	9.88
#FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434139

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 76, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.066 164.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b7e6e',
    500: '#164c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164c38;
$custom-light: #5b7e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.778,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37497,
    "c": 0.06641,
    "h": 164.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164C38

secondary

#843A55

accent

#4981DE

background

#F5F7F6

surface

#E9EEEB

border

#C5C9C6

text

#040A07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #164C38

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

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