#167979#167979

#167979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.084 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#167979
RGB	rgb(22, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(180, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.8%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, -26.18, -7.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 27.31, 196.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% -0.0813 -0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.084 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.6178, 15.2245, 20.4645)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#167979 #791616

analogous

#167947 #167979 #164779

triadic

#167979 #791679 #797916

tetradic

#167979 #471679 #791616 #477916

square

#167979 #471679 #791616 #477916

split-complementary

#167979 #791647 #794716

monochromatic

#051A1A #0D4545 #167979 #1FADAD #30D9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#167979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#167979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #167979

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##167979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##167979	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707379

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63697A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #167979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.084 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68a09f',
    500: '#167979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #167979;
$custom-light: #68a09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#167979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52417,
    "c": 0.08415,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#167979

secondary

#AE3D3D

accent

#3C3CEC

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070F0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #167979

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

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