#165357#165357

#165357 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.060 H 201.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165357
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 87)
HSL	hsl(184, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(184, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 4.6%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.91, -17.38, -7.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.91, 19.11, 204.57°)
OKLab	oklab(40.64% -0.0561 -0.022)
OKLCH	oklch(40.64% 0.06 201.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.1437, 7.0446, 10.1036)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165357 #571A16

analogous

#16573B #165357 #163357

triadic

#165357 #571653 #535716

tetradic

#165357 #3B1657 #571A16 #335716

square

#165357 #3B1657 #571A16 #335716

split-complementary

#165357 #571633 #573B16

monochromatic

#061718 #0A2426 #165357 #228288 #2FB0B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#165357 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#165357 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165357

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165357	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165357	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4F57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434857

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005654

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165357;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.060 201.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8386',
    500: '#165357',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165357;
$custom-light: #5e8386;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165357",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.692,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40639,
    "c": 0.06032,
    "h": 201.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165357

secondary

#8E403A

accent

#4F45E3

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165357

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

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