#164E43#164E43

#164E43 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.061 H 177.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164E43
RGB	rgb(22, 78, 67)
HSL	hsl(168, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(168, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 14.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.47, -21.11, 1.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.47, 21.15, 176.69°)
OKLab	oklab(38.44% -0.0605 0.0029)
OKLCH	oklch(38.44% 0.061 177.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.0679, 6.0242, 6.2575)
Luminance	0.0602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164E43 #4E1621

analogous

#164E27 #164E43 #163D4E

triadic

#164E43 #43164E #4E4316

tetradic

#164E43 #27164E #4E1621 #3D4E16

square

#164E43 #27164E #4E1621 #3D4E16

split-complementary

#164E43 #4E163D #4E2716

monochromatic

#071815 #091E1A #164E43 #237E6C #31AD95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.52

#164E43 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#164E43 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164E43

9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164E43	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164E43	1.00	9.52	2.21	9.52
#FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4943

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434344

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164e43;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 78, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.061 177.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c8077',
    500: '#164e43',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164e43;
$custom-light: #5c8077;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164e43",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.214,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38438,
    "c": 0.06059,
    "h": 177.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164E43

secondary

#853A49

accent

#4966DF

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EEED

border

#C5C9C8

text

#040A08

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #164E43

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

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