#166969#166969

#166969 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.075 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166969
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 105)
HSL	hsl(180, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(180, 79%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 0%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.07, -23.19, -6.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.07, 24.19, 196.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.47% -0.072 -0.0192)
OKLCH	oklch(47.47% 0.075 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.9311, 11.2927, 15.1236)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166969 #691616

analogous

#166940 #166969 #164069

triadic

#166969 #691669 #696916

tetradic

#166969 #401669 #691616 #406916

square

#166969 #401669 #691616 #406916

split-complementary

#166969 #691640 #694016

monochromatic

#051919 #0B3636 #166969 #219C9C #2BCECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#166969 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#166969 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166969

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166969	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166969	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626369

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565B6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166969;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.075 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649493',
    500: '#166969',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166969;
$custom-light: #649493;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166969",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 65.354,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47467,
    "c": 0.07454,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166969

secondary

#9F3B3B

accent

#3F3FE8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166969

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

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