#166566#166566

#166566 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.072 H 196.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166566
RGB	rgb(22, 101, 102)
HSL	hsl(181, 65%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(181, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 1%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, -22.08, -7.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 23.24, 198.16°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% -0.0691 -0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.072 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.3817, 10.4363, 14.1932)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166566 #661716

analogous

#16663F #166566 #163D66

triadic

#166566 #661665 #656616

tetradic

#166566 #3F1666 #661716 #3D6616

square

#166566 #3F1666 #661716 #3D6616

split-complementary

#166566 #66163D #663F16

monochromatic

#051919 #0B3334 #166566 #219798 #2CC9CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#166566 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#166566 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166566

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166566	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166566	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6066

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525766

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166566;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 101, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.072 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639191',
    500: '#166566',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166566;
$custom-light: #639191;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166566",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.75,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46252,
    "c": 0.07199,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166566

secondary

#9D3C3B

accent

#4240E8

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0C

muted

#7A7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #166566

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

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