#166F6B#166F6B

#166F6B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.079 H 190.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166F6B
RGB	rgb(22, 111, 107)
HSL	hsl(177, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(177, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 0%, 3.6%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, -25.61, -5.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 26.09, 191.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% -0.0775 -0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.079 190.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6679, 12.5999, 15.8823)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166F6B #6F161A

analogous

#166F3E #166F6B #16466F

triadic

#166F6B #6B166F #6F6B16

tetradic

#166F6B #3E166F #6F161A #466F16

square

#166F6B #3E166F #6F161A #466F16

split-complementary

#166F6B #6F1646 #6F3E16

monochromatic

#051A19 #0C3C3A #166F6B #20A29C #2BD5CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#166F6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#166F6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166F6B

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166F6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166F6B	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68696B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C606C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166f6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 111, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.079 190.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659995',
    500: '#166f6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166f6b;
$custom-light: #659995;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166f6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.303,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49184,
    "c": 0.07879,
    "h": 190.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166F6B

secondary

#A53C40

accent

#3E46EA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060E0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166F6B

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

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