#166979#166979

#166979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.078 H 214.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166979
RGB	rgb(22, 105, 121)
HSL	hsl(190, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(190, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 13.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, -17.75, -15.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 23.73, 221.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% -0.0646 -0.044)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.078 214.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.8322, 11.6531, 19.8692)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166979 #792616

analogous

#167957 #166979 #163779

triadic

#166979 #791669 #697916

tetradic

#166979 #571679 #792616 #377916

square

#166979 #571679 #792616 #377916

split-complementary

#166979 #791637 #795716

monochromatic

#05161A #0D3C45 #166979 #1F96AD #30BED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#166979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#166979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166979

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166979	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E657A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505C79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 105, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.078 214.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66949f',
    500: '#166979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166979;
$custom-light: #66949f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.697,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48141,
    "c": 0.07813,
    "h": 214.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166979

secondary

#AE4F3D

accent

#583CEC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166979

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

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