#166579#166579
#166579 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.078 H 219.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #166579 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 101, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 69%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 82%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.8%, 16.5%, 0%, 52.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.34, -15.51, -17.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.34, 23.59, 228.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.08% -0.0604 -0.0497) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.08% 0.078 219.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4343, 10.8574, 19.7366) |
| Luminance | 0.1086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 4.98
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 6.68
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 7.82
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 8.49
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 8.71
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#166579 #792A16
analogous
#16795B #166579 #163379
triadic
#166579 #791665 #657916
tetradic
#166579 #5B1679 #792A16 #337916
square
#166579 #5B1679 #792A16 #337916
split-complementary
#166579 #791633 #795B16
monochromatic
#05161A #0D3A45 #166579 #1F90AD #30B7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.62
#166579 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#166579 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #166579
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##166579 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##166579 | 1.00 | 6.62 | 3.17 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59627A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C5979
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006C6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #166579; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 101, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.078 219.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#66919f',
500: '#166579',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #166579; $custom-light: #66919f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#166579",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 101,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.121,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 28.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47078,
"c": 0.07824,
"h": 219.5
},
"luminance": 0.10858
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#166579
secondary
#AE533D
accent
#5F3CEC
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#EBF0F2
border
#C6CBCC
text
#070C0E
muted
#7A7D7E