#166656#166656

#166656 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.079 H 175.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166656
RGB	rgb(22, 102, 86)
HSL	hsl(168, 65%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(168, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 0%, 15.7%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.45, -27.54, 2.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.45, 27.64, 175.15°)
OKLab	oklab(45.95% -0.0784 0.0058)
OKLCH	oklch(45.95% 0.079 175.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7611, 10.3444, 10.4426)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166656 #661626

analogous

#16662E #166656 #164E66

triadic

#166656 #561666 #665616

tetradic

#166656 #2E1666 #661626 #4E6616

square

#166656 #2E1666 #661626 #4E6616

split-complementary

#166656 #66164E #662E16

monochromatic

#051915 #0B342C #166656 #219880 #2CCBAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#166656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#166656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166656

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166656	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575757

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006761

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 102, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.079 175.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#629285',
    500: '#166656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166656;
$custom-light: #629285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45954,
    "c": 0.07857,
    "h": 175.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166656

secondary

#9D3B4F

accent

#4062E8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF1EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166656

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

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