#166F5F#166F5F

#166F5F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.084 H 177.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166F5F
RGB	rgb(22, 111, 95)
HSL	hsl(169, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(169, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 0%, 14.4%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, -29.25, 1.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 29.30, 176.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% -0.0836 0.0041)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.084 177.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.0798, 12.3647, 12.7850)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166F5F #6F1626

analogous

#166F32 #166F5F #16526F

triadic

#166F5F #5F166F #6F5F16

tetradic

#166F5F #32166F #6F1626 #526F16

square

#166F5F #32166F #6F1626 #526F16

split-complementary

#166F5F #6F1652 #6F3216

monochromatic

#051A16 #0C3C33 #166F5F #20A28B #2BD5B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#166F5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#166F5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166F5F

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166F5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166F5F	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A685E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5F60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166f5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 111, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.084 177.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64998c',
    500: '#166f5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166f5f;
$custom-light: #64998c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166f5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.213,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48767,
    "c": 0.0837,
    "h": 177.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166F5F

secondary

#A53C4F

accent

#3E5DEA

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060E0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #166F5F

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

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