#164F42#164F42

#164F42 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.063 H 174.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#164F42
RGB	rgb(22, 79, 66)
HSL	hsl(166, 56%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(166, 72%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 16.5%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.80, -21.93, 2.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.80, 22.05, 173.92°)
OKLab	oklab(38.7% -0.0623 0.0059)
OKLCH	oklch(38.7% 0.063 174.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.1097, 6.1554, 6.1247)
Luminance	0.0616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#164F42 #4F1623

analogous

#164F26 #164F42 #16404F

triadic

#164F42 #42164F #4F4216

tetradic

#164F42 #26164F #4F1623 #404F16

square

#164F42 #26164F #4F1623 #404F16

split-complementary

#164F42 #4F1640 #4F2616

monochromatic

#071814 #091F1A #164F42 #237F6A #31AF92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.41

#164F42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#164F42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #164F42

9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##164F42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##164F42	1.00	9.41	2.23	9.41
#FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444443

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00504B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #164f42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 79, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.063 174.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c8176',
    500: '#164f42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #164f42;
$custom-light: #5c8176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#164f42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.316,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38696,
    "c": 0.06256,
    "h": 174.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#164F42

secondary

#863A4C

accent

#486BE0

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EEED

border

#C5C9C8

text

#040A08

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #164F42

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

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