#166F6C#166F6C

#166F6C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.079 H 191.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166F6C
RGB	rgb(22, 111, 108)
HSL	hsl(178, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(178, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 0%, 2.7%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, -25.29, -5.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 25.90, 192.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% -0.077 -0.0156)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.079 191.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.7208, 12.6211, 16.1609)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166F6C #6F1619

analogous

#166F3F #166F6C #16456F

triadic

#166F6C #6C166F #6F6C16

tetradic

#166F6C #3F166F #6F1619 #456F16

square

#166F6C #3F166F #6F1619 #456F16

split-complementary

#166F6C #6F1645 #6F3F16

monochromatic

#051A19 #0C3C3A #166F6C #20A29E #2BD5CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#166F6C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#166F6C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166F6C

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166F6C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166F6C	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68696C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B606D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00726E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166f6c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 111, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.079 191.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659996',
    500: '#166f6c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166f6c;
$custom-light: #659996;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166f6c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.978,
    "s": 66.917,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49222,
    "c": 0.0786,
    "h": 191.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166F6C

secondary

#A53C3F

accent

#3E44EA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070E0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166F6C

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

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