#166740#166740

#166740 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.099 H 157.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166740
RGB	rgb(22, 103, 64)
HSL	hsl(151, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(151, 79%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.6%, 0%, 37.9%, 59.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, -33.67, 15.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 37.02, 155.44°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% -0.0911 0.0387)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.099 157)
XYZ	xyz(6.1059, 10.2405, 6.5043)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166740 #67163D

analogous

#166718 #166740 #166667

triadic

#166740 #401667 #674016

tetradic

#166740 #181667 #67163D #666716

square

#166740 #181667 #67163D #666716

split-complementary

#166740 #671666 #671816

monochromatic

#051910 #0B3521 #166740 #21995F #2CCC7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#166740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#166740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166740

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166740	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5743

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00665D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 103, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.099 157.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#619375',
    500: '#166740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166740;
$custom-light: #619375;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 151.111,
    "s": 64.8,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45629,
    "c": 0.09896,
    "h": 157
  },
  "luminance": 0.10241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166740

secondary

#9E3B6B

accent

#4091E8

background

#F6F9F7

surface

#EBF1ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#060D08

muted

#7A7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #166740

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

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