#165453#165453

#165453 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.061 H 193.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165453
RGB	rgb(22, 84, 83)
HSL	hsl(179, 58%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(179, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 0%, 1.2%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.11, -19.27, -5.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.11, 19.93, 194.83°)
OKLab	oklab(40.76% -0.0593 -0.0142)
OKLCH	oklch(40.76% 0.061 193.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.0618, 7.1352, 9.2924)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165453 #541617

analogous

#165434 #165453 #163654

triadic

#165453 #531654 #545316

tetradic

#165453 #341654 #541617 #365416

square

#165453 #341654 #541617 #365416

split-complementary

#165453 #541636 #543416

monochromatic

#061818 #092423 #165453 #238483 #2FB5B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#165453 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#165453 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165453

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165453	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165453	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5053

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454953

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005754

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165453;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 84, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.061 193.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8483',
    500: '#165453',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165453;
$custom-light: #5e8483;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165453",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.032,
    "s": 58.491,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40757,
    "c": 0.06098,
    "h": 193.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165453

secondary

#8B3A3C

accent

#4649E2

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165453

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

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