#166161#166161

#166161 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.070 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166161
RGB	rgb(22, 97, 97)
HSL	hsl(180, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(180, 77%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.3%, 0%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, -21.62, -6.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 22.56, 196.62°)
OKLab	oklab(44.95% -0.0671 -0.0179)
OKLCH	oklch(44.95% 0.07 195)
XYZ	xyz(6.7623, 9.5822, 12.8001)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166161 #611616

analogous

#16613B #166161 #163B61

triadic

#166161 #611661 #616116

tetradic

#166161 #3B1661 #611616 #3B6116

square

#166161 #3B1661 #611616 #3B6116

split-complementary

#166161 #61163B #613B16

monochromatic

#061919 #0B2F2F #166161 #219393 #2DC5C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#166161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#166161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166161

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166161	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5C61

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5462

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 97, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.070 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#628e8d',
    500: '#166161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166161;
$custom-light: #628e8d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 63.025,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4495,
    "c": 0.06951,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.09583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166161

secondary

#983B3B

accent

#4242E6

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060C0C

muted

#7A7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #166161

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

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