#166D6C#166D6C

#166D6C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.077 H 193.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166D6C
RGB	rgb(22, 109, 108)
HSL	hsl(179, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(179, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 0%, 0.9%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, -24.27, -6.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 25.15, 195.15°)
OKLab	oklab(48.68% -0.0749 -0.0183)
OKLCH	oklch(48.68% 0.077 193.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5050, 12.1895, 16.0890)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166D6C #6D1617

analogous

#166D40 #166D6C #16426D

triadic

#166D6C #6C166D #6D6C16

tetradic

#166D6C #40166D #6D1617 #426D16

square

#166D6C #40166D #6D1617 #426D16

split-complementary

#166D6C #6D1642 #6D4016

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3A3A #166D6C #20A09E #2BD3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#166D6C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#166D6C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166D6C

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166D6C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166D6C	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65676C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595E6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166d6c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 109, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.077 193.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659796',
    500: '#166d6c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166d6c;
$custom-light: #659796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166d6c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.31,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48676,
    "c": 0.07709,
    "h": 193.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166D6C

secondary

#A33C3D

accent

#3E40E9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166D6C

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

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