#165455#165455

#165455 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.061 H 196.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165455
RGB	rgb(22, 84, 85)
HSL	hsl(181, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(181, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 1.2%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.18, -18.60, -6.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.18, 19.63, 198.61°)
OKLab	oklab(40.84% -0.0583 -0.0174)
OKLCH	oklch(40.84% 0.061 196.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.1402, 7.1665, 9.7049)
Luminance	0.0717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165455 #551716

analogous

#165536 #165455 #163455

triadic

#165455 #551654 #545516

tetradic

#165455 #361655 #551716 #345516

square

#165455 #361655 #551716 #345516

split-complementary

#165455 #551634 #553616

monochromatic

#061818 #092424 #165455 #238486 #2FB4B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#165455 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#165455 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165455

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165455	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165455	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444955

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005754

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165455;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 84, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.061 196.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8484',
    500: '#165455',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165455;
$custom-light: #5e8484;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165455",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.952,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40837,
    "c": 0.06084,
    "h": 196.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165455

secondary

#8C3C3A

accent

#4846E2

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165455

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

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