#166556#166556

#166556 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.077 H 176.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166556
RGB	rgb(22, 101, 86)
HSL	hsl(169, 64%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(169, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 0%, 14.9%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, -27.06, 1.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 27.12, 176.11°)
OKLab	oklab(45.67% -0.0772 0.0045)
OKLCH	oklch(45.67% 0.077 176.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.6634, 10.1490, 10.4101)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166556 #651625

analogous

#16652F #166556 #164D65

triadic

#166556 #561665 #655616

tetradic

#166556 #2F1665 #651625 #4D6516

square

#166556 #2F1665 #651625 #4D6516

split-complementary

#166556 #65164D #652F16

monochromatic

#051915 #0B332B #166556 #219781 #2CCAAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#166556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#166556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166556

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166556	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615E55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565657

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 101, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.077 176.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#619185',
    500: '#166556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166556;
$custom-light: #619185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.608,
    "s": 64.228,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45672,
    "c": 0.07737,
    "h": 176.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166556

secondary

#9C3B4D

accent

#4160E7

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF1EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166556

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

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