#166972#166972

#166972 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.075 H 206.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166972
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 114)
HSL	hsl(186, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(186, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 7.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, -20.18, -11.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 23.43, 210.54°)
OKLab	oklab(47.83% -0.0677 -0.0331)
OKLCH	oklch(47.83% 0.075 206.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.4184, 11.4876, 17.6900)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166972 #721F16

analogous

#16724D #166972 #163B72

triadic

#166972 #721669 #697216

tetradic

#166972 #4D1672 #721F16 #3B7216

square

#166972 #4D1672 #721F16 #3B7216

split-complementary

#166972 #72163B #724D16

monochromatic

#05181A #0C3A3F #166972 #2098A5 #2CC6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#166972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#166972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166972

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166972	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6473

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535B72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.075 206.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65949a',
    500: '#166972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166972;
$custom-light: #65949a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.87,
    "s": 67.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47834,
    "c": 0.07541,
    "h": 206.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166972

secondary

#A8473C

accent

#4E3DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166972

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

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