#166159#166159

#166159 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.071 H 184.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166159
RGB	rgb(22, 97, 89)
HSL	hsl(174, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(174, 77%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 0%, 8.2%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.82, -24.17, -1.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.82, 24.24, 184.48°)
OKLab	oklab(44.65% -0.0712 -0.0055)
OKLCH	oklch(44.65% 0.071 184.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4079, 9.4405, 10.9337)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166159 #61161E

analogous

#166133 #166159 #164361

triadic

#166159 #591661 #615916

tetradic

#166159 #331661 #61161E #436116

square

#166159 #331661 #61161E #436116

split-complementary

#166159 #611643 #613316

monochromatic

#061917 #0B2F2B #166159 #219387 #2DC5B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#166159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#166159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166159

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166159	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5B59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51535A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00635E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 97, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.071 184.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#618e87',
    500: '#166159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166159;
$custom-light: #618e87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 173.6,
    "s": 63.025,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44649,
    "c": 0.0714,
    "h": 184.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166159

secondary

#983B45

accent

#4253E6

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166159

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

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