#166D79#166D79

#166D79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.079 H 209.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166D79
RGB	rgb(22, 109, 121)
HSL	hsl(187, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(187, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.98, -19.93, -13.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.98, 24.21, 214.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% -0.0688 -0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.079 209.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.2492, 12.4872, 20.0082)
Luminance	0.1249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166D79 #792216

analogous

#167953 #166D79 #163B79

triadic

#166D79 #79166D #6D7916

tetradic

#166D79 #531679 #792216 #3B7916

square

#166D79 #531679 #792216 #3B7916

split-complementary

#166D79 #79163B #795316

monochromatic

#05171A #0D3E45 #166D79 #1F9CAD #30C5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#166D79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#166D79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166D79

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166D79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166D79	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62697A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555F79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166d79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 109, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.079 209.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67979f',
    500: '#166d79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166d79;
$custom-light: #67979f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166d79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.273,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49207,
    "c": 0.0787,
    "h": 209.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166D79

secondary

#AE4A3D

accent

#513CEC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166D79

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

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