#164E40#164E40

#164E40 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.063 H 173.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164E40
RGB	rgb(22, 78, 64)
HSL	hsl(165, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(165, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 17.9%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.38, -21.99, 3.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.38, 22.20, 172.19°)
OKLab	oklab(38.34% -0.0621 0.0076)
OKLCH	oklch(38.34% 0.063 173)
XYZ	xyz(3.9802, 5.9891, 5.7957)
Luminance	0.0599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164E40 #4E1624

analogous

#164E24 #164E40 #16404E

triadic

#164E40 #40164E #4E4016

tetradic

#164E40 #24164E #4E1624 #404E16

square

#164E40 #24164E #4E1624 #404E16

split-complementary

#164E40 #4E1640 #4E2416

monochromatic

#071814 #091E19 #164E40 #237E67 #31AD8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.55

#164E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#164E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164E40

9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164E40	1.00	9.55	2.20	9.55
#FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B493F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434341

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 78, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.063 173.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b8074',
    500: '#164e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164e40;
$custom-light: #5b8074;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38337,
    "c": 0.06262,
    "h": 173
  },
  "luminance": 0.0599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164E40

secondary

#853A4D

accent

#496EDF

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EEED

border

#C5C9C8

text

#040A08

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #164E40

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

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