#166C55#166C55

#166C55 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.087 H 170.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166C55
RGB	rgb(22, 108, 85)
HSL	hsl(164, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(164, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 0%, 21.3%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, -30.66, 5.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 31.21, 169.15°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% -0.0855 0.015)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.087 170.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.3323, 11.5507, 10.4356)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166C55 #6C162D

analogous

#166C2A #166C55 #16586C

triadic

#166C55 #55166C #6C5516

tetradic

#166C55 #2A166C #6C162D #586C16

square

#166C55 #2A166C #6C162D #586C16

split-complementary

#166C55 #6C1658 #6C2A16

monochromatic

#051914 #0C392D #166C55 #209F7D #2BD2A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#166C55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#166C55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166C55

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166C55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166C55	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696454

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5C57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166c55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 108, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.087 170.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639784',
    500: '#166c55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166c55;
$custom-light: #639784;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166c55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 163.953,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47615,
    "c": 0.08683,
    "h": 170.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166C55

secondary

#A23C57

accent

#3F6CE9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166C55

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

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