#166966#166966

#166966 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.075 H 191.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166966
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 102)
HSL	hsl(178, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(178, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 0%, 2.9%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, -24.15, -5.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 24.71, 192.21°)
OKLab	oklab(47.35% -0.0735 -0.0146)
OKLCH	oklch(47.35% 0.075 191.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.7796, 11.2321, 14.3258)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166966 #691619

analogous

#16693C #166966 #164369

triadic

#166966 #661669 #696616

tetradic

#166966 #3C1669 #691619 #436916

square

#166966 #3C1669 #691619 #436916

split-complementary

#166966 #691643 #693C16

monochromatic

#051919 #0B3635 #166966 #219C97 #2BCEC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#166966 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#166966 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166966

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166966	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166966	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626366

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575B67

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166966;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.075 191.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649491',
    500: '#166966',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166966;
$custom-light: #649491;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166966",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.831,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47352,
    "c": 0.07493,
    "h": 191.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166966

secondary

#9F3B3F

accent

#3F46E8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF1F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #166966

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →