#166172#166172

#166172 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.074 H 217.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166172
RGB	rgb(22, 97, 114)
HSL	hsl(191, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(191, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.72, -15.77, -15.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.72, 22.44, 225.37°)
OKLab	oklab(45.68% -0.0592 -0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(45.68% 0.074 217)
XYZ	xyz(7.6415, 9.9339, 17.4310)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166172 #722716

analogous

#167255 #166172 #163372

triadic

#166172 #721661 #617216

tetradic

#166172 #551672 #722716 #337216

square

#166172 #551672 #722716 #337216

split-complementary

#166172 #721633 #725516

monochromatic

#05161A #0C353F #166172 #208DA5 #2CB7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#166172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#166172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166172

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166172	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565E73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495572

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006766

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 97, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.074 217.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648e9a',
    500: '#166172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166172;
$custom-light: #648e9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.087,
    "s": 67.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45682,
    "c": 0.07413,
    "h": 217
  },
  "luminance": 0.09935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166172

secondary

#A8503C

accent

#5D3DEB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166172

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

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