#165251#165251

#165251 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.060 H 193.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165251
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 81)
HSL	hsl(179, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(179, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 1.2%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.34, -18.84, -4.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.34, 19.48, 194.80°)
OKLab	oklab(40.11% -0.058 -0.0138)
OKLCH	oklch(40.11% 0.06 193.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.8327, 6.7987, 8.8406)
Luminance	0.0680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165251 #521617

analogous

#165233 #165251 #163552

triadic

#165251 #511652 #525116

tetradic

#165251 #331652 #521617 #355216

square

#165251 #331652 #521617 #355216

split-complementary

#165251 #521635 #523316

monochromatic

#061818 #092221 #165251 #238281 #30B3B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#165251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#165251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165251

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165251	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4E51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434751

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.060 193.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8381',
    500: '#165251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165251;
$custom-light: #5e8381;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40111,
    "c": 0.0596,
    "h": 193.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165251

secondary

#893A3C

accent

#4749E1

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFEE

border

#C5CAC9

text

#050A0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165251

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

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