#166F79#166F79

#166F79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.079 H 206.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#166F79
RGB	rgb(22, 111, 121)
HSL	hsl(186, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(186, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 8.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, -21.00, -12.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 24.56, 211.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% -0.0709 -0.0354)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.079 206.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.4650, 12.9187, 20.0802)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#166F79 #792016

analogous

#167952 #166F79 #163D79

triadic

#166F79 #79166F #6F7916

tetradic

#166F79 #521679 #792016 #3D7916

square

#166F79 #521679 #792016 #3D7916

split-complementary

#166F79 #79163D #795216

monochromatic

#05181A #0D3F45 #166F79 #1F9FAD #30C8D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#166F79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#166F79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #166F79

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##166F79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##166F79	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656A7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576079

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #166f79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 111, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.079 206.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67989f',
    500: '#166f79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #166f79;
$custom-light: #67989f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#166f79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.061,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49741,
    "c": 0.07924,
    "h": 206.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#166F79

secondary

#AE483D

accent

#4E3CEC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #166F79

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

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