#166970#166970

#166970 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.075 H 203.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166970
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 112)
HSL	hsl(185, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(185, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 6.3%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, -20.86, -10.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 23.49, 207.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.75% -0.0687 -0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(47.75% 0.075 203.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.3058, 11.4426, 17.0970)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166970 #701D16

analogous

#16704A #166970 #163C70

triadic

#166970 #701669 #697016

tetradic

#166970 #4A1670 #701D16 #3C7016

square

#166970 #4A1670 #701D16 #3C7016

split-complementary

#166970 #70163C #704A16

monochromatic

#05181A #0C393D #166970 #2099A3 #2BC8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#166970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#166970 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166970

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166970	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606471

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545B70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.075 203.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659499',
    500: '#166970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166970;
$custom-light: #659499;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.667,
    "s": 67.164,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47749,
    "c": 0.07495,
    "h": 203.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166970

secondary

#A6443C

accent

#4B3EEA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166970

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

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