#164C74#164C74

#164C74 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.087 H 245.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164C74
RGB	rgb(22, 76, 116)
HSL	hsl(206, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(206, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 34.5%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.88, -2.24, -27.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.88, 27.95, 265.40°)
OKLab	oklab(40.25% -0.0365 -0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(40.25% 0.087 245.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.0665, 6.5997, 17.4737)
Luminance	0.0660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164C74 #743E16

analogous

#16746D #164C74 #161D74

triadic

#164C74 #74164C #4C7416

tetradic

#164C74 #6D1674 #743E16 #1D7416

square

#164C74 #6D1674 #743E16 #1D7416

split-complementary

#164C74 #74161D #746D16

monochromatic

#05111A #0C2A41 #164C74 #206EA7 #2D8FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#164C74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#164C74 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164C74

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164C74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164C74	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#394D76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4573

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00565A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164c74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 76, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.087 245.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#637d9c',
    500: '#164c74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164c74;
$custom-light: #637d9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164c74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.532,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40253,
    "c": 0.08716,
    "h": 245.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164C74

secondary

#AA6B3C

accent

#873DEB

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#06090E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #164C74

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →