#165356#165356

#165356 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.060 H 199.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165356
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 86)
HSL	hsl(183, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(183, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 3.5%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.87, -17.72, -7.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.87, 19.19, 202.58°)
OKLab	oklab(40.6% -0.0566 -0.0204)
OKLCH	oklch(40.6% 0.06 199.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.1031, 7.0284, 9.8900)
Luminance	0.0703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165356 #561916

analogous

#165639 #165356 #163356

triadic

#165356 #561653 #535616

tetradic

#165356 #391656 #561916 #335616

square

#165356 #391656 #561916 #335616

split-complementary

#165356 #561633 #563916

monochromatic

#061818 #0A2425 #165356 #228287 #2FB1B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#165356 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#165356 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165356

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165356	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165356	1.00	8.73	2.41	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4F56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434856

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005654

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165356;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.060 199.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8385',
    500: '#165356',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165356;
$custom-light: #5e8385;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165356",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.813,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40597,
    "c": 0.06022,
    "h": 199.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165356

secondary

#8D3E3A

accent

#4D45E2

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165356

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

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