#166169#166169

#166169 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.070 H 205.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166169
RGB	rgb(22, 97, 105)
HSL	hsl(186, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(186, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 7.6%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.37, -18.93, -10.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.37, 21.88, 210.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.28% -0.0633 -0.0305)
OKLCH	oklch(45.28% 0.07 205.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.1542, 9.7390, 14.8646)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166169 #691E16

analogous

#166947 #166169 #163869

triadic

#166169 #691661 #616916

tetradic

#166169 #471669 #691E16 #386916

square

#166169 #471669 #691E16 #386916

split-complementary

#166169 #691638 #694716

monochromatic

#051719 #0B3236 #166169 #21909C #2BBECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#166169 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#166169 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166169

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166169	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166169	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585D6A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5469

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006563

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166169;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 97, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.070 205.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#638e93',
    500: '#166169',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166169;
$custom-light: #638e93;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166169",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.783,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45279,
    "c": 0.07025,
    "h": 205.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166169

secondary

#9F453B

accent

#503FE8

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060C0D

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166169

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

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