#164F40#164F40

#164F40 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.064 H 171.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164F40
RGB	rgb(22, 79, 64)
HSL	hsl(164, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(164, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 19%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.74, -22.51, 3.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.74, 22.78, 171.08°)
OKLab	oklab(38.63% -0.0634 0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(38.63% 0.064 171.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.0518, 6.1323, 5.8196)
Luminance	0.0613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164F40 #4F1625

analogous

#164F24 #164F40 #16414F

triadic

#164F40 #40164F #4F4016

tetradic

#164F40 #24164F #4F1625 #414F16

square

#164F40 #24164F #4F1625 #414F16

split-complementary

#164F40 #4F1641 #4F2416

monochromatic

#071813 #091F19 #164F40 #237F67 #31AF8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.43

#164F40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#164F40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164F40

9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164F40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164F40	1.00	9.43	2.23	9.43
#FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C493F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444441

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00504B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164f40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 79, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.064 171.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c8174',
    500: '#164f40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164f40;
$custom-light: #5c8174;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164f40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.211,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3863,
    "c": 0.06401,
    "h": 171.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164F40

secondary

#863A4E

accent

#4870E0

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EEED

border

#C5C9C8

text

#040A08

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #164F40

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

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