#166A59#166A59

#166A59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.081 H 175.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166A59
RGB	rgb(22, 106, 89)
HSL	hsl(168, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(168, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.2%, 0%, 16%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, -28.60, 2.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 28.72, 174.77°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% -0.0812 0.0065)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.081 175.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.2872, 11.1990, 11.2268)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166A59 #6A1627

analogous

#166A2F #166A59 #16516A

triadic

#166A59 #59166A #6A5916

tetradic

#166A59 #2F166A #6A1627 #516A16

square

#166A59 #2F166A #6A1627 #516A16

split-complementary

#166A59 #6A1651 #6A2F16

monochromatic

#051915 #0B372E #166A59 #219D84 #2BCFAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#166A59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#166A59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166A59

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166A59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166A59	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666358

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5B5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166a59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 106, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.081 175.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639587',
    500: '#166a59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166a59;
$custom-light: #639587;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166a59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.857,
    "s": 65.625,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47176,
    "c": 0.08149,
    "h": 175.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166A59

secondary

#A03B50

accent

#3F61E9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166A59

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

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