#165259#165259

#165259 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.060 H 206.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165259
RGB	rgb(22, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(186, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(186, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 7.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.64, -16.12, -9.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.64, 18.78, 210.83°)
OKLab	oklab(40.45% -0.054 -0.0267)
OKLCH	oklch(40.45% 0.06 206.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.1506, 6.9258, 10.5146)
Luminance	0.0693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165259 #591D16

analogous

#16593F #165259 #163159

triadic

#165259 #591652 #525916

tetradic

#165259 #3F1659 #591D16 #315916

square

#165259 #3F1659 #591D16 #315916

split-complementary

#165259 #591631 #593F16

monochromatic

#061719 #0A2528 #165259 #227F8A #2EACBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.80

#165259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#165259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165259

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165259	1.00	8.80	2.39	8.80
#FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4E59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#414759

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005654

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.060 206.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8387',
    500: '#165259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165259;
$custom-light: #5f8387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.269,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40445,
    "c": 0.06027,
    "h": 206.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165259

secondary

#90443B

accent

#5544E4

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165259

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

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