#165457#165457

#165457 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.061 H 199.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165457
RGB	rgb(22, 84, 87)
HSL	hsl(183, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(183, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 3.4%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.26, -17.93, -7.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.26, 19.41, 202.49°)
OKLab	oklab(40.92% -0.0573 -0.0206)
OKLCH	oklch(40.92% 0.061 199.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.2207, 7.1987, 10.1293)
Luminance	0.0720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165457 #571916

analogous

#16573A #165457 #163457

triadic

#165457 #571654 #545716

tetradic

#165457 #3A1657 #571916 #345716

square

#165457 #3A1657 #571916 #345716

split-complementary

#165457 #571634 #573A16

monochromatic

#061818 #0A2526 #165457 #228388 #2FB2B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#165457 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#165457 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165457

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165457	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165457	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5057

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444957

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005755

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165457;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 84, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.061 199.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8486',
    500: '#165457',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165457;
$custom-light: #5f8486;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165457",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.769,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4092,
    "c": 0.0609,
    "h": 199.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165457

secondary

#8E3E3A

accent

#4C45E3

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165457

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

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