#165355#165355

#165355 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.060 H 198.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165355
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 85)
HSL	hsl(182, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(182, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 2.4%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.84, -18.05, -6.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.84, 19.29, 200.60°)
OKLab	oklab(40.56% -0.0571 -0.0188)
OKLCH	oklch(40.56% 0.06 198.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.0631, 7.0124, 9.6793)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165355 #551816

analogous

#165537 #165355 #163355

triadic

#165355 #551653 #535516

tetradic

#165355 #371655 #551816 #335516

square

#165355 #371655 #551816 #335516

split-complementary

#165355 #551633 #553716

monochromatic

#061818 #092424 #165355 #238286 #2FB2B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#165355 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#165355 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165355

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165355	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165355	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4F55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434855

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005653

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165355;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.060 198.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8384',
    500: '#165355',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165355;
$custom-light: #5e8384;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165355",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.905,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40556,
    "c": 0.06016,
    "h": 198.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165355

secondary

#8C3D3A

accent

#4B46E2

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165355

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

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