#166959#166959

#166959 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.080 H 176.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166959
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 89)
HSL	hsl(168, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(168, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 0%, 15.2%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.57, -28.12, 2.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.57, 28.20, 175.68°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% -0.0801 0.0052)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.08 176.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.1847, 10.9941, 11.1927)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166959 #691626

analogous

#166930 #166959 #164F69

triadic

#166959 #591669 #695916

tetradic

#166959 #301669 #691626 #4F6916

square

#166959 #301669 #691626 #4F6916

split-complementary

#166959 #69164F #693016

monochromatic

#051915 #0B362E #166959 #219C84 #2BCEAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#166959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#166959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166959

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166959	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656258

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5A5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.080 176.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#629487',
    500: '#166959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166959;
$custom-light: #629487;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.434,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46895,
    "c": 0.0803,
    "h": 176.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166959

secondary

#9F3B4F

accent

#3F60E8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF1EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166959

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

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