#166D6F#166D6F

#166D6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.077 H 197.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166D6F
RGB	rgb(22, 109, 111)
HSL	hsl(181, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(181, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, -23.30, -8.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 24.71, 199.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% -0.0734 -0.0229)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.077 197.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6674, 12.2545, 16.9444)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166D6F #6F1816

analogous

#166F44 #166D6F #16406F

triadic

#166D6F #6F166D #6D6F16

tetradic

#166D6F #44166F #6F1816 #406F16

square

#166D6F #44166F #6F1816 #406F16

split-complementary

#166D6F #6F1640 #6F4416

monochromatic

#05191A #0C3B3C #166D6F #209FA2 #2BD1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#166D6F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#166D6F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166D6F

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166D6F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166D6F	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65676F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585E6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166d6f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 109, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.077 197.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659798',
    500: '#166d6f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166d6f;
$custom-light: #659798;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166d6f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.348,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48793,
    "c": 0.07691,
    "h": 197.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166D6F

secondary

#A53E3C

accent

#423EEA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166D6F

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

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