#166259#166259

#166259 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.072 H 183.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166259
RGB	rgb(22, 98, 89)
HSL	hsl(173, 63%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(173, 78%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 0%, 9.2%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.16, -24.67, -1.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.16, 24.71, 183.22°)
OKLab	oklab(44.93% -0.0723 -0.0041)
OKLCH	oklch(44.93% 0.072 183.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.5009, 9.6264, 10.9647)
Luminance	0.0963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166259 #62161F

analogous

#166233 #166259 #164562

triadic

#166259 #591662 #625916

tetradic

#166259 #331662 #62161F #456216

square

#166259 #331662 #62161F #456216

split-complementary

#166259 #621645 #623316

monochromatic

#061917 #0B302C #166259 #219486 #2CC6B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#166259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#166259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166259

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166259	1.00	7.18	2.93	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5C59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52545A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00645F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 98, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.072 183.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#618f87',
    500: '#166259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166259;
$custom-light: #618f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.895,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4493,
    "c": 0.07243,
    "h": 183.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166259

secondary

#993B46

accent

#4155E6

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060C0B

muted

#7A7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166259

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

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