#165255#165255

#165255 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.060 H 199.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165255
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(183, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(183, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 3.5%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, -17.50, -7.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 18.96, 202.66°)
OKLab	oklab(40.27% -0.056 -0.0203)
OKLCH	oklch(40.27% 0.06 199.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.9871, 6.8605, 9.6539)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165255 #551916

analogous

#165538 #165255 #163255

triadic

#165255 #551652 #525516

tetradic

#165255 #381655 #551916 #325516

square

#165255 #381655 #551916 #325516

split-complementary

#165255 #551632 #553816

monochromatic

#061718 #092324 #165255 #238186 #2FB0B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#165255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#165255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165255

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165255	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4E55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#424755

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.060 199.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8384',
    500: '#165255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165255;
$custom-light: #5e8384;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.857,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40274,
    "c": 0.05953,
    "h": 199.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165255

secondary

#8C3E3A

accent

#4D46E2

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165255

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

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