#166E61#166E61

#166E61 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.081 H 180.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166E61
RGB	rgb(22, 110, 97)
HSL	hsl(171, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(171, 80%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 0%, 11.8%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, -28.18, 0.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 28.18, 179.83°)
OKLab	oklab(48.56% -0.0815 -0.0002)
OKLCH	oklch(48.56% 0.081 180.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.0634, 12.1845, 13.2338)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166E61 #6E1623

analogous

#166E35 #166E61 #164F6E

triadic

#166E61 #61166E #6E6116

tetradic

#166E61 #35166E #6E1623 #4F6E16

square

#166E61 #35166E #6E1623 #4F6E16

split-complementary

#166E61 #6E164F #6E3516

monochromatic

#051A16 #0C3B34 #166E61 #20A18E #2AD4BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#166E61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#166E61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166E61

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166E61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166E61	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)

#696760

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5E62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00706A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166e61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 110, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.081 180.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64988d',
    500: '#166e61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166e61;
$custom-light: #64988d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166e61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.136,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48555,
    "c": 0.08148,
    "h": 180.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166E61

secondary

#A43C4B

accent

#3E58EA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060E0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #166E61

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

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