#166F73#166F73

#166F73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.078 H 199.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166F73
RGB	rgb(22, 111, 115)
HSL	hsl(183, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(183, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.9%, 3.5%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, -23.02, -9.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 24.88, 202.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% -0.0737 -0.0262)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.078 199.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1084, 12.7761, 18.2023)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166F73 #731A16

analogous

#167349 #166F73 #164173

triadic

#166F73 #73166F #6F7316

tetradic

#166F73 #491673 #731A16 #417316

square

#166F73 #491673 #731A16 #417316

split-complementary

#166F73 #731641 #734916

monochromatic

#05191A #0C3D40 #166F73 #20A1A6 #2DCFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#166F73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#166F73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166F73

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166F73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166F73	1.00	5.91	3.56	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666A73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596073

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166f73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 111, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.078 199.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66989b',
    500: '#166f73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166f73;
$custom-light: #66989b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166f73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.581,
    "s": 67.883,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49493,
    "c": 0.0782,
    "h": 199.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166F73

secondary

#A9413C

accent

#453DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166F73

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

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