#166B56#166B56

#166B56 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.085 H 171.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166B56
RGB	rgb(22, 107, 86)
HSL	hsl(165, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(165, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 0%, 19.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, -29.92, 4.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 30.30, 170.85°)
OKLab	oklab(47.36% -0.0839 0.0123)
OKLCH	oklch(47.36% 0.085 171.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.2674, 11.3570, 10.6114)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166B56 #6B162B

analogous

#166B2B #166B56 #16566B

triadic

#166B56 #56166B #6B5616

tetradic

#166B56 #2B166B #6B162B #566B16

square

#166B56 #2B166B #6B162B #566B16

split-complementary

#166B56 #6B1656 #6B2B16

monochromatic

#051914 #0C382D #166B56 #209E7F #2BD1A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#166B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#166B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166B56

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166B56	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5B57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 107, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.085 171.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639685',
    500: '#166b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166b56;
$custom-light: #639685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.176,
    "s": 65.891,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47363,
    "c": 0.08479,
    "h": 171.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166B56

secondary

#A13B55

accent

#3F69E9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166B56

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

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