#165553#165553

#165553 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.062 H 191.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165553
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 83)
HSL	hsl(178, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(178, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 2.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.46, -19.81, -4.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.46, 20.33, 193.03°)
OKLab	oklab(41.04% -0.0605 -0.0128)
OKLCH	oklch(41.04% 0.062 191.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.1400, 7.2915, 9.3184)
Luminance	0.0729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165553 #551618

analogous

#165533 #165553 #163755

triadic

#165553 #531655 #555316

tetradic

#165553 #331655 #551618 #375516

square

#165553 #331655 #551618 #375516

split-complementary

#165553 #551637 #553316

monochromatic

#061818 #092424 #165553 #238682 #2FB6B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#165553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#165553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165553

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165553	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5053

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464954

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005854

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.062 191.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8583',
    500: '#165553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165553;
$custom-light: #5e8583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.095,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4104,
    "c": 0.06181,
    "h": 191.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165553

secondary

#8C3A3D

accent

#464BE2

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165553

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

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