#166657#166657

#166657 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.078 H 176.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166657
RGB	rgb(22, 102, 87)
HSL	hsl(169, 65%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(169, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 0%, 14.7%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.48, -27.25, 1.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.48, 27.31, 176.29°)
OKLab	oklab(45.99% -0.0778 0.0043)
OKLCH	oklch(45.99% 0.078 176.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.8017, 10.3606, 10.6563)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166657 #661625

analogous

#16662F #166657 #164D66

triadic

#166657 #571666 #665716

tetradic

#166657 #2F1666 #661625 #4D6616

square

#166657 #2F1666 #661625 #4D6616

split-complementary

#166657 #66164D #662F16

monochromatic

#051915 #0B342C #166657 #219882 #2CCBAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#166657 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#166657 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166657

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166657	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166657	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)

#625F56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575758

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006862

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166657;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 102, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.078 176.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#629286',
    500: '#166657',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166657;
$custom-light: #629286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166657",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.75,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45987,
    "c": 0.07796,
    "h": 176.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166657

secondary

#9D3B4D

accent

#4060E8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF1EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166657

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

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