#166266#166266

#166266 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.070 H 200.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166266
RGB	rgb(22, 98, 102)
HSL	hsl(183, 65%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(183, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 3.9%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.60, -20.49, -8.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.60, 22.29, 203.17°)
OKLab	oklab(45.43% -0.0658 -0.0244)
OKLCH	oklch(45.43% 0.07 200.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.0958, 9.8644, 14.0978)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166266 #661A16

analogous

#166642 #166266 #163A66

triadic

#166266 #661662 #626616

tetradic

#166266 #421666 #661A16 #3A6616

square

#166266 #421666 #661A16 #3A6616

split-complementary

#166266 #66163A #664216

monochromatic

#051819 #0B3234 #166266 #219298 #2CC3CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#166266 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#166266 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166266

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166266	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166266	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5D66

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5566

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166266;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 98, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.070 200.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#638f91',
    500: '#166266',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166266;
$custom-light: #638f91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166266",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45427,
    "c": 0.07018,
    "h": 200.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166266

secondary

#9D403B

accent

#4940E8

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060C0C

muted

#7A7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #166266

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

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