#166E73#166E73

#166E73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.078 H 200.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166E73
RGB	rgb(22, 110, 115)
HSL	hsl(183, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(183, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, -22.50, -9.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 24.60, 203.85°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% -0.0726 -0.0276)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.078 200.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.9999, 12.5591, 18.1661)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166E73 #731B16

analogous

#16734A #166E73 #164073

triadic

#166E73 #73166E #6E7316

tetradic

#166E73 #4A1673 #731B16 #407316

square

#166E73 #4A1673 #731B16 #407316

split-complementary

#166E73 #731640 #734A16

monochromatic

#05191A #0C3D40 #166E73 #209FA6 #2DCED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#166E73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#166E73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166E73

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166E73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166E73	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656973

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585F73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166e73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 110, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.078 200.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66989b',
    500: '#166e73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166e73;
$custom-light: #66989b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166e73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.226,
    "s": 67.883,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49223,
    "c": 0.07768,
    "h": 200.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166E73

secondary

#A9423C

accent

#463DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166E73

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

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