#165353#165353

#165353 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.060 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165353
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 83)
HSL	hsl(180, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(180, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.76, -18.72, -5.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.76, 19.55, 196.72°)
OKLab	oklab(40.47% -0.0581 -0.0156)
OKLCH	oklch(40.47% 0.06 195)
XYZ	xyz(4.9848, 6.9810, 9.2667)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165353 #531616

analogous

#165334 #165353 #163453

triadic

#165353 #531653 #535316

tetradic

#165353 #341653 #531616 #345316

square

#165353 #341653 #531616 #345316

split-complementary

#165353 #531634 #533416

monochromatic

#061818 #092323 #165353 #238383 #30B4B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#165353 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#165353 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165353

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165353	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165353	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4F53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444853

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005653

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165353;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.060 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8383',
    500: '#165353',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165353;
$custom-light: #5e8383;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165353",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40474,
    "c": 0.0602,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.06982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165353

secondary

#8A3A3A

accent

#4646E1

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050A0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165353

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

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