#166B55#166B55

#166B55 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.086 H 170.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166B55
RGB	rgb(22, 107, 85)
HSL	hsl(164, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(164, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 0%, 20.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.15, -30.19, 5.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.15, 30.67, 169.89°)
OKLab	oklab(47.33% -0.0844 0.0137)
OKLCH	oklch(47.33% 0.086 170.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.2274, 11.3410, 10.4007)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166B55 #6B162C

analogous

#166B2B #166B55 #16566B

triadic

#166B55 #55166B #6B5516

tetradic

#166B55 #2B166B #6B162C #566B16

square

#166B55 #2B166B #6B162C #566B16

split-complementary

#166B55 #6B1656 #6B2B16

monochromatic

#051914 #0C382D #166B55 #209E7D #2BD1A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#166B55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#166B55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166B55

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166B55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166B55	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686354

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5B57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166b55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 107, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.086 170.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639684',
    500: '#166b55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166b55;
$custom-light: #639684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166b55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.471,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47333,
    "c": 0.08554,
    "h": 170.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166B55

secondary

#A13B56

accent

#3F6BE9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166B55

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

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