#165537#165537

#165537 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.081 H 158.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165537
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 55)
HSL	hsl(151, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(151, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 35.3%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.68, -27.78, 11.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.68, 30.22, 156.81°)
OKLab	oklab(40.14% -0.0755 0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(40.14% 0.081 158.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.2686, 6.9429, 4.7288)
Luminance	0.0694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165537 #551634

analogous

#165517 #165537 #165355

triadic

#165537 #371655 #553716

tetradic

#165537 #171655 #551634 #535516

square

#165537 #171655 #551634 #535516

split-complementary

#165537 #551653 #551716

monochromatic

#061810 #092418 #165537 #238656 #2FB676

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#165537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#165537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165537

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165537	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4839

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00544D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.081 158.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d856e',
    500: '#165537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165537;
$custom-light: #5d856e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 151.429,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40139,
    "c": 0.08126,
    "h": 158.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165537

secondary

#8C3A61

accent

#4690E2

background

#F5F8F6

surface

#E9EFEB

border

#C5CAC6

text

#050B07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #165537

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

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