#166D6D#166D6D

#166D6D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.077 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166D6D
RGB	rgb(22, 109, 109)
HSL	hsl(180, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(180, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 0%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, -23.95, -7.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 24.99, 196.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% -0.0744 -0.0198)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.077 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.5586, 12.2109, 16.3709)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166D6D #6D1616

analogous

#166D41 #166D6D #16416D

triadic

#166D6D #6D166D #6D6D16

tetradic

#166D6D #41166D #6D1616 #416D16

square

#166D6D #41166D #6D1616 #416D16

split-complementary

#166D6D #6D1641 #6D4116

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3A3A #166D6D #20A0A0 #2BD3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#166D6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#166D6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166D6D

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166D6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166D6D	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65676D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595E6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166d6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 109, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.077 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659796',
    500: '#166d6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166d6d;
$custom-light: #659796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166d6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 66.412,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48715,
    "c": 0.077,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166D6D

secondary

#A33C3C

accent

#3E3EE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166D6D

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

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