#165242#165242

#165242 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.067 H 171.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165242
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 66)
HSL	hsl(164, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(164, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 19.5%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.87, -23.45, 3.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.87, 23.77, 170.61°)
OKLab	oklab(39.57% -0.0659 0.0099)
OKLCH	oklch(39.57% 0.067 171.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.3310, 6.5980, 6.1985)
Luminance	0.0660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165242 #521626

analogous

#165224 #165242 #164452

triadic

#165242 #421652 #524216

tetradic

#165242 #241652 #521626 #445216

square

#165242 #241652 #521626 #445216

split-complementary

#165242 #521644 #522416

monochromatic

#061813 #09221B #165242 #238269 #30B390

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#165242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#165242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165242

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165242	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474643

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00534D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.067 171.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c8376',
    500: '#165242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165242;
$custom-light: #5c8376;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39572,
    "c": 0.06666,
    "h": 171.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165242

secondary

#893A4F

accent

#4770E1

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFED

border

#C5CAC8

text

#040A08

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #165242

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

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