#164C53#164C53

#164C53 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.056 H 207.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164C53
RGB	rgb(22, 76, 83)
HSL	hsl(187, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(187, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 8.4%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.32, -14.79, -9.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.32, 17.47, 212.16°)
OKLab	oklab(38.5% -0.0499 -0.0258)
OKLCH	oklch(38.5% 0.056 207.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.4760, 5.9635, 9.0971)
Luminance	0.0596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164C53 #531D16

analogous

#16533B #164C53 #162D53

triadic

#164C53 #53164C #4C5316

tetradic

#164C53 #3B1653 #531D16 #2D5316

square

#164C53 #3B1653 #531D16 #2D5316

split-complementary

#164C53 #53162D #533B16

monochromatic

#061618 #092023 #164C53 #237883 #30A5B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.58

#164C53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#164C53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164C53

9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164C53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164C53	1.00	9.58	2.19	9.58
#FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454953

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C4253

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00504E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164c53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 76, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.056 207.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d7e83',
    500: '#164c53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164c53;
$custom-light: #5d7e83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164c53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.885,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38498,
    "c": 0.05614,
    "h": 207.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164C53

secondary

#8A443A

accent

#5846E1

background

#F5F7F8

surface

#E9EEEF

border

#C5C9CA

text

#050A0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #164C53

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

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