#164E35#164E35

#164E35 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.072 H 160.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164E35
RGB	rgb(22, 78, 53)
HSL	hsl(153, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(153, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 32.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.10, -24.97, 9.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.10, 26.75, 158.95°)
OKLab	oklab(38.01% -0.0682 0.0244)
OKLCH	oklch(38.01% 0.072 160.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.6975, 5.8760, 4.3068)
Luminance	0.0588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164E35 #4E162F

analogous

#164E19 #164E35 #164B4E

triadic

#164E35 #35164E #4E3516

tetradic

#164E35 #19164E #4E162F #4B4E16

square

#164E35 #19164E #4E162F #4B4E16

split-complementary

#164E35 #4E164B #4E1916

monochromatic

#071810 #091E15 #164E35 #237E55 #31AD76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.65

#164E35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#164E35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164E35

9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164E35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164E35	1.00	9.65	2.18	9.65
#FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4834

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464237

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164e35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 78, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.072 160.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b806c',
    500: '#164e35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164e35;
$custom-light: #5b806c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164e35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 153.214,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38007,
    "c": 0.07245,
    "h": 160.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164E35

secondary

#853A5C

accent

#498CDF

background

#F5F7F6

surface

#E9EEEB

border

#C5C9C6

text

#040A07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #164E35

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

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