#165252#165252

#165252 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.060 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165252
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(180, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(180, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.38, -18.51, -5.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.38, 19.32, 196.72°)
OKLab	oklab(40.15% -0.0575 -0.0154)
OKLCH	oklch(40.15% 0.06 195)
XYZ	xyz(4.8705, 6.8138, 9.0395)
Luminance	0.0681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165252 #521616

analogous

#165234 #165252 #163452

triadic

#165252 #521652 #525216

tetradic

#165252 #341652 #521616 #345216

square

#165252 #341652 #521616 #345216

split-complementary

#165252 #521634 #523416

monochromatic

#061818 #092222 #165252 #238282 #30B3B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#165252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#165252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165252

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165252	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4E52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434752

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.060 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8382',
    500: '#165252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165252;
$custom-light: #5e8382;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40151,
    "c": 0.05951,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.06814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165252

secondary

#893A3A

accent

#4747E1

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFEE

border

#C5CAC9

text

#050A0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165252

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

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