#166242#166242

#166242 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.090 H 160.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166242
RGB	rgb(22, 98, 66)
HSL	hsl(155, 63%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(155, 78%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 0%, 32.7%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.55, -31.02, 11.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.55, 33.21, 159.09°)
OKLab	oklab(44.23% -0.0845 0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(44.23% 0.09 160.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.6813, 9.2986, 6.6486)
Luminance	0.0930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166242 #621636

analogous

#16621C #166242 #165C62

triadic

#166242 #421662 #624216

tetradic

#166242 #1C1662 #621636 #5C6216

square

#166242 #1C1662 #621636 #5C6216

split-complementary

#166242 #62165C #621C16

monochromatic

#061911 #0B3020 #166242 #219464 #2CC685

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#166242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#166242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166242

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166242	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575344

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006259

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 98, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.090 160.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#608f76',
    500: '#166242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166242;
$custom-light: #608f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 154.737,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44228,
    "c": 0.08969,
    "h": 160.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166242

secondary

#993B62

accent

#4187E6

background

#F6F8F7

surface

#EBF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#050C08

muted

#7A7D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #166242

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

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