#166D56#166D56

#166D56 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.087 H 170.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166D56
RGB	rgb(22, 109, 86)
HSL	hsl(164, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(164, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 0%, 21.1%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, -30.84, 5.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 31.38, 169.35°)
OKLab	oklab(47.93% -0.0861 0.0148)
OKLCH	oklch(47.93% 0.087 170.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.4783, 11.7788, 10.6817)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166D56 #6D162D

analogous

#166D2A #166D56 #16586D

triadic

#166D56 #56166D #6D5616

tetradic

#166D56 #2A166D #6D162D #586D16

square

#166D56 #2A166D #6D162D #586D16

split-complementary

#166D56 #6D1658 #6D2A16

monochromatic

#051914 #0C3A2E #166D56 #20A07E #2BD3A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#166D56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#166D56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166D56

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166D56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166D56	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5D58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166d56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 109, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.087 170.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639785',
    500: '#166d56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166d56;
$custom-light: #639785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166d56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.138,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47926,
    "c": 0.08736,
    "h": 170.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166D56

secondary

#A33C57

accent

#3E6CE9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #166D56

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

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