#166565#166565

#166565 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.072 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166565
RGB	rgb(22, 101, 101)
HSL	hsl(180, 64%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(180, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 0%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, -22.41, -6.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 23.38, 196.60°)
OKLab	oklab(46.21% -0.0696 -0.0186)
OKLCH	oklch(46.21% 0.072 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.3324, 10.4166, 13.9336)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166565 #651616

analogous

#16653E #166565 #163E65

triadic

#166565 #651665 #656516

tetradic

#166565 #3E1665 #651616 #3E6516

square

#166565 #3E1665 #651616 #3E6516

split-complementary

#166565 #65163E #653E16

monochromatic

#051919 #0B3333 #166565 #219797 #2CCACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#166565 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#166565 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166565

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166565	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166565	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6065

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525766

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006865

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166565;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 101, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.072 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639190',
    500: '#166565',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166565;
$custom-light: #639190;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166565",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 64.228,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46212,
    "c": 0.07205,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166565

secondary

#9C3B3B

accent

#4141E7

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0C

muted

#7A7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #166565

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

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