#165539#165539

#165539 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.079 H 159.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165539
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 57)
HSL	hsl(153, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(153, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 32.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.72, -27.29, 10.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.72, 29.32, 158.55°)
OKLab	oklab(40.19% -0.0744 0.0272)
OKLCH	oklch(40.19% 0.079 159.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.3175, 6.9625, 4.9865)
Luminance	0.0696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165539 #551632

analogous

#165519 #165539 #165155

triadic

#165539 #391655 #553916

tetradic

#165539 #191655 #551632 #515516

square

#165539 #191655 #551632 #515516

split-complementary

#165539 #551651 #551916

monochromatic

#061810 #092418 #165539 #23865A #2FB67A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#165539 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#165539 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165539

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165539	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165539	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)

#544E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C483B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00554E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165539;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.079 159.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d856f',
    500: '#165539',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165539;
$custom-light: #5d856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165539",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 153.333,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40191,
    "c": 0.07923,
    "h": 159.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165539

secondary

#8C3A5F

accent

#468BE2

background

#F5F8F6

surface

#E9EFEC

border

#C5CAC7

text

#050B07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #165539

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

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