#164C42#164C42

#164C42 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.059 H 178.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164C42
RGB	rgb(22, 76, 66)
HSL	hsl(169, 55%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(169, 71%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 13.2%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.73, -20.36, 0.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.73, 20.37, 177.81°)
OKLab	oklab(37.82% -0.0586 0.0018)
OKLCH	oklch(37.82% 0.059 178.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.8982, 5.7324, 6.0542)
Luminance	0.0573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164C42 #4C1620

analogous

#164C27 #164C42 #163B4C

triadic

#164C42 #42164C #4C4216

tetradic

#164C42 #27164C #4C1620 #3B4C16

square

#164C42 #27164C #4C1620 #3B4C16

split-complementary

#164C42 #4C163B #4C2716

monochromatic

#071815 #081D19 #164C42 #247B6B #31AB94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.78

#164C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#164C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164C42

9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164C42	1.00	9.78	2.15	9.78
#FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494742

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#414143

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 76, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.059 178.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b7e76',
    500: '#164c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164c42;
$custom-light: #5b7e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.889,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3782,
    "c": 0.05864,
    "h": 178.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164C42

secondary

#843A48

accent

#4965DE

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EEED

border

#C5C9C8

text

#040A08

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #164C42

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

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