#166255#166255

#166255 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.074 H 178.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166255
RGB	rgb(22, 98, 85)
HSL	hsl(170, 63%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(170, 78%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 0%, 13.3%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.04, -25.88, 0.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.04, 25.90, 177.99°)
OKLab	oklab(44.79% -0.0744 0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(44.79% 0.074 178.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.3374, 9.5611, 10.1040)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166255 #621623

analogous

#16622F #166255 #164962

triadic

#166255 #551662 #625516

tetradic

#166255 #2F1662 #621623 #496216

square

#166255 #2F1662 #621623 #496216

split-complementary

#166255 #621649 #622F16

monochromatic

#061916 #0B302A #166255 #219480 #2CC6AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#166255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#166255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166255

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166255	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535456

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00645E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 98, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.074 178.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#618f84',
    500: '#166255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166255;
$custom-light: #618f84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.737,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44792,
    "c": 0.07442,
    "h": 178.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166255

secondary

#993B4B

accent

#415EE6

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#050C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166255

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

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