#166D4B#166D4B

#166D4B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.097 H 161.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#166D4B
RGBrgb(22, 109, 75)
HSLhsl(157, 66%, 26%)
HSVhsv(157, 80%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(79.8%, 0%, 31.2%, 57.3%)
CIE-LABlab(40.60, -33.69, 12.02)
CIE-LCHlch(40.60, 35.77, 160.36°)
OKLaboklab(47.62% -0.0919 0.0305)
OKLCHoklch(47.62% 0.097 161.6)
XYZxyz(7.0688, 11.6150, 8.5246)
Luminance0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#166D4B #6D1638
analogous
#166D20 #166D4B #16636D
triadic
#166D4B #4B166D #6D4B16
tetradic
#166D4B #20166D #6D1638 #636D16
square
#166D4B #20166D #6D1638 #636D16
split-complementary
#166D4B #6D1663 #6D2016
monochromatic
#051912 #0C3A28 #166D4B #20A06E #2BD391

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32
#166D4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32
#166D4B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166D4B
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##166D4B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##166D4B1.006.323.326.32
#FFFFFF6.321.0021.001.00
#0000003.3221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.321.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6449
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615D4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #166d4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 109, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.097 161.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#63977d',
    500: '#166d4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #166d4b;
$custom-light: #63977d;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#166d4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156.552,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47621,
    "c": 0.09683,
    "h": 161.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#166D4B
secondary
#A33C64
accent
#3E81E9
background
#F6F9F7
surface
#EBF2EE
border
#C6CCC9
text
#060D09
muted
#7A7E7B

Preview Lab

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#166D4B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva