#166C74#166C74

#166C74 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.077 H 204.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166C74
RGB	rgb(22, 108, 116)
HSL	hsl(185, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(185, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 6.9%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, -21.11, -11.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 24.04, 208.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.73% -0.07 -0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(48.73% 0.077 204.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.8444, 12.1556, 18.3997)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166C74 #741E16

analogous

#16744D #166C74 #163D74

triadic

#166C74 #74166C #6C7416

tetradic

#166C74 #4D1674 #741E16 #3D7416

square

#166C74 #4D1674 #741E16 #3D7416

split-complementary

#166C74 #74163D #744D16

monochromatic

#05181A #0C3C41 #166C74 #209CA7 #2DC9D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#166C74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#166C74 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166C74

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166C74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166C74	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626775

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565E74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166c74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 108, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.077 204.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66969c',
    500: '#166c74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166c74;
$custom-light: #66969c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166c74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.106,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48726,
    "c": 0.07697,
    "h": 204.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166C74

secondary

#AA453C

accent

#4C3DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166C74

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

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