#165253#165253

#165253 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.059 H 196.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165253
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 83)
HSL	hsl(181, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(181, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.41, -18.17, -6.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.41, 19.18, 198.68°)
OKLab	oklab(40.19% -0.057 -0.017)
OKLCH	oklch(40.19% 0.059 196.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.9088, 6.8291, 9.2414)
Luminance	0.0683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165253 #531716

analogous

#165335 #165253 #163353

triadic

#165253 #531652 #525316

tetradic

#165253 #351653 #531716 #335316

square

#165253 #351653 #531716 #335316

split-complementary

#165253 #531633 #533516

monochromatic

#061818 #092223 #165253 #238283 #30B2B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#165253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#165253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165253

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165253	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4E53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434753

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.059 196.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8383',
    500: '#165253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165253;
$custom-light: #5e8383;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.984,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40191,
    "c": 0.05946,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165253

secondary

#8A3C3A

accent

#4946E1

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050A0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165253

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

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