#165555#165555

#165555 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.062 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165555
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 85)
HSL	hsl(180, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(180, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.53, -19.15, -5.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.53, 19.99, 196.70°)
OKLab	oklab(41.12% -0.0595 -0.016)
OKLCH	oklch(41.12% 0.062 195)
XYZ	xyz(5.2183, 7.3228, 9.7310)
Luminance	0.0732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165555 #551616

analogous

#165535 #165555 #163555

triadic

#165555 #551655 #555516

tetradic

#165555 #351655 #551616 #355516

square

#165555 #351655 #551616 #355516

split-complementary

#165555 #551635 #553516

monochromatic

#061818 #092424 #165555 #238686 #2FB6B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#165555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#165555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165555

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165555	1.00	8.52	2.46	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5155

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464A55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005855

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.062 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8584',
    500: '#165555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165555;
$custom-light: #5f8584;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41119,
    "c": 0.06157,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.07323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165555

secondary

#8C3A3A

accent

#4646E2

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165555

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

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