#165156#165156

#165156 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.059 H 203.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165156
RGB	rgb(22, 81, 86)
HSL	hsl(185, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(185, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 5.8%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.18, -16.60, -8.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.18, 18.61, 206.87°)
OKLab	oklab(40.03% -0.0543 -0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(40.03% 0.059 203.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.9523, 6.7268, 9.8397)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165156 #561B16

analogous

#16563B #165156 #163156

triadic

#165156 #561651 #515616

tetradic

#165156 #3B1656 #561B16 #315616

square

#165156 #3B1656 #561B16 #315616

split-complementary

#165156 #561631 #563B16

monochromatic

#061718 #0A2325 #165156 #227F87 #2FADB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#165156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#165156 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165156

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165156	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#414656

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 81, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.059 203.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8285',
    500: '#165156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165156;
$custom-light: #5e8285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.688,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40035,
    "c": 0.0591,
    "h": 203.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165156

secondary

#8D413A

accent

#5245E2

background

#F5F7F8

surface

#EAEEEF

border

#C6C9CA

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165156

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

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