#166D5F#166D5F

#166D5F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.081 H 179.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166D5F
RGB	rgb(22, 109, 95)
HSL	hsl(170, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(170, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 0%, 12.8%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.11, -28.29, 0.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.11, 28.30, 178.56°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% -0.0814 0.0014)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.081 179)
XYZ	xyz(7.8640, 11.9331, 12.7131)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166D5F #6D1624

analogous

#166D33 #166D5F #164F6D

triadic

#166D5F #5F166D #6D5F16

tetradic

#166D5F #33166D #6D1624 #4F6D16

square

#166D5F #33166D #6D1624 #4F6D16

split-complementary

#166D5F #6D164F #6D3316

monochromatic

#051916 #0C3A33 #166D5F #20A08B #2BD3B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#166D5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#166D5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166D5F

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166D5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166D5F	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68665E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5D60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166d5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 109, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.081 179.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64978c',
    500: '#166d5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166d5f;
$custom-light: #64978c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166d5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.345,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4821,
    "c": 0.08143,
    "h": 179
  },
  "luminance": 0.11934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166D5F

secondary

#A33C4C

accent

#3E5AE9

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #166D5F

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

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