#165238#165238

#165238 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.076 H 160.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165238
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(154, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(154, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 31.7%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.62, -26.13, 9.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.62, 27.91, 159.40°)
OKLab	oklab(39.28% -0.0714 0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(39.28% 0.076 160.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.0616, 6.4902, 4.7793)
Luminance	0.0649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165238 #521630

analogous

#16521A #165238 #164E52

triadic

#165238 #381652 #523816

tetradic

#165238 #1A1652 #521630 #4E5216

square

#165238 #1A1652 #521630 #4E5216

split-complementary

#165238 #52164E #521A16

monochromatic

#061810 #092217 #165238 #238259 #30B37A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.14

#165238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#165238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165238

9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165238	1.00	9.14	2.30	9.14
#FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49463A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00524B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.076 160.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c836e',
    500: '#165238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165238;
$custom-light: #5c836e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 154,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39277,
    "c": 0.07563,
    "h": 160.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165238

secondary

#893A5D

accent

#478AE1

background

#F5F8F6

surface

#E9EFEC

border

#C5CAC7

text

#040A07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #165238

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

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