#165359#165359

#165359 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.061 H 204.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165359
RGB	rgb(22, 83, 89)
HSL	hsl(185, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(185, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.98, -16.69, -9.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.98, 19.01, 208.60°)
OKLab	oklab(40.73% -0.0552 -0.0253)
OKLCH	oklch(40.73% 0.061 204.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.2265, 7.0778, 10.5399)
Luminance	0.0708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165359 #591C16

analogous

#16593E #165359 #163259

triadic

#165359 #591653 #535916

tetradic

#165359 #3E1659 #591C16 #325916

square

#165359 #3E1659 #591C16 #325916

split-complementary

#165359 #591632 #593E16

monochromatic

#061719 #0A2528 #165359 #22818A #2EAFBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#165359 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#165359 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165359

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165359	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165359	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#424859

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005755

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165359;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 83, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.061 204.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8387',
    500: '#165359',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165359;
$custom-light: #5f8387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165359",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.373,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40725,
    "c": 0.06068,
    "h": 204.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165359

secondary

#90423B

accent

#5344E4

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050A0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165359

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

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