#166C85#166C85
#166C85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.085 H 222.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #166C85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 108, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 72%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 83%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.5%, 18.8%, 0%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.14, -15.13, -20.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.14, 25.67, 233.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.49% -0.0626 -0.0581) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.49% 0.085 222.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9253, 12.5879, 24.0924) |
| Luminance | 0.1259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.69
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.69
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 6.10
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 7.21
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 7.41
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#166C85 #852F16
analogous
#168567 #166C85 #163485
triadic
#166C85 #85166C #6C8516
tetradic
#166C85 #671685 #852F16 #348516
square
#166C85 #671685 #852F16 #348516
split-complementary
#166C85 #851634 #856716
monochromatic
#05171C #0D4150 #166C85 #1F97BA #37B8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#166C85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#166C85 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #166C85
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##166C85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##166C85 | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6986
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F5F85
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007474
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #166c85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 108, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.085 222.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6896a8',
500: '#166c85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #166c85; $custom-light: #6896a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#166c85",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 108,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.514,
"s": 71.613,
"l": 30.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49492,
"c": 0.08542,
"h": 222.9
},
"luminance": 0.12589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#166C85
secondary
#B9593E
accent
#6239EE
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF2F4
border
#C7CCCE
text
#070D0F
muted
#7A7E7F