#165257#165257

#165257 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.060 H 203.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165257
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 87)
HSL	hsl(185, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(185, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 5.7%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.56, -16.82, -8.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.56, 18.83, 206.73°)
OKLab	oklab(40.36% -0.055 -0.0235)
OKLCH	oklch(40.36% 0.06 203.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.0677, 6.8927, 10.0783)
Luminance	0.0689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165257 #571B16

analogous

#16573C #165257 #163257

triadic

#165257 #571652 #525716

tetradic

#165257 #3C1657 #571B16 #325716

square

#165257 #3C1657 #571B16 #325716

split-complementary

#165257 #571632 #573C16

monochromatic

#061718 #0A2426 #165257 #228088 #2FAEB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#165257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#165257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165257

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165257	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4E57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#424757

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005653

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.060 203.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8386',
    500: '#165257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165257;
$custom-light: #5e8386;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.615,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40359,
    "c": 0.05979,
    "h": 203.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165257

secondary

#8E413A

accent

#5145E3

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165257

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

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