#166F5B#166F5B

#166F5B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.086 H 173.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#166F5B
RGBrgb(22, 111, 91)
HSLhsl(167, 67%, 26%)
HSVhsv(167, 80%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(80.2%, 0%, 18%, 56.5%)
CIE-LABlab(41.68, -30.39, 3.95)
CIE-LCHlch(41.68, 30.64, 172.59°)
OKLaboklab(48.64% -0.0857 0.01)
OKLCHoklch(48.64% 0.086 173.3)
XYZxyz(7.9027, 12.2938, 11.8519)
Luminance0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#166F5B #6F162A
analogous
#166F2E #166F5B #16566F
triadic
#166F5B #5B166F #6F5B16
tetradic
#166F5B #2E166F #6F162A #566F16
square
#166F5B #2E166F #6F162A #566F16
split-complementary
#166F5B #6F1656 #6F2E16
monochromatic
#051A15 #0C3C31 #166F5B #20A285 #2BD5AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07
#166F5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46
#166F5B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166F5B
6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##166F5B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##166F5B1.006.073.466.07
#FFFFFF6.071.0021.001.00
#0000003.4621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.071.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B675A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605F5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007069
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #166f5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 111, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.086 173.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649989',
    500: '#166f5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #166f5b;
$custom-light: #649989;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#166f5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.517,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48639,
    "c": 0.08625,
    "h": 173.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#166F5B
secondary
#A53C53
accent
#3E65EA
background
#F6F9F8
surface
#EBF2F0
border
#C6CCCB
text
#060E0B
muted
#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

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#166F5B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva