#165237#165237

#165237 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.077 H 159.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165237
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 55)
HSL	hsl(153, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(153, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 32.9%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.59, -26.38, 10.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.59, 28.36, 158.45°)
OKLab	oklab(39.25% -0.0719 0.0264)
OKLCH	oklch(39.25% 0.077 159.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.0374, 6.4806, 4.6518)
Luminance	0.0648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165237 #521631

analogous

#165219 #165237 #164F52

triadic

#165237 #371652 #523716

tetradic

#165237 #191652 #521631 #4F5216

square

#165237 #191652 #521631 #4F5216

split-complementary

#165237 #52164F #521916

monochromatic

#061810 #092217 #165237 #238257 #30B378

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.15

#165237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#165237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165237

9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165237	1.00	9.15	2.30	9.15
#FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494639

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00524B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.077 159.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c836e',
    500: '#165237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165237;
$custom-light: #5c836e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 153,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3925,
    "c": 0.07664,
    "h": 159.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165237

secondary

#893A5E

accent

#478CE1

background

#F5F8F6

surface

#E9EFEB

border

#C5CAC6

text

#040A07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #165237

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →