#165538#165538

#165538 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.080 H 159.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165538
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 56)
HSL	hsl(152, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(152, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 34.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.70, -27.54, 11.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.70, 29.77, 157.67°)
OKLab	oklab(40.17% -0.0749 0.0287)
OKLCH	oklch(40.17% 0.08 159.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.2928, 6.9526, 4.8564)
Luminance	0.0695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165538 #551633

analogous

#165518 #165538 #165255

triadic

#165538 #381655 #553816

tetradic

#165538 #181655 #551633 #525516

square

#165538 #181655 #551633 #525516

split-complementary

#165538 #551652 #551816

monochromatic

#061810 #092418 #165538 #238658 #2FB678

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#165538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#165538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165538

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165538	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C483A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00554D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.080 159.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d856e',
    500: '#165538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165538;
$custom-light: #5d856e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 152.381,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40165,
    "c": 0.08024,
    "h": 159.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165538

secondary

#8C3A60

accent

#468EE2

background

#F5F8F6

surface

#E9EFEC

border

#C5CAC7

text

#050B07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #165538

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

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