#165550#165550

#165550 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.063 H 187.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165550
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 80)
HSL	hsl(175, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(175, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 5.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.36, -20.77, -2.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.36, 20.96, 187.77°)
OKLab	oklab(40.92% -0.062 -0.008)
OKLCH	oklch(40.92% 0.063 187.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.0267, 7.2462, 8.7216)
Luminance	0.0725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165550 #55161B

analogous

#165530 #165550 #163A55

triadic

#165550 #501655 #555016

tetradic

#165550 #301655 #55161B #3A5516

square

#165550 #301655 #55161B #3A5516

split-complementary

#165550 #55163A #553016

monochromatic

#061817 #092422 #165550 #23867E #2FB6AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#165550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#165550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165550

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165550	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505050

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474951

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005753

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.063 187.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8581',
    500: '#165550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165550;
$custom-light: #5e8581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.238,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40925,
    "c": 0.06254,
    "h": 187.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165550

secondary

#8C3A41

accent

#4652E2

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#EAEFEE

border

#C6CAC9

text

#050B0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165550

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

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