#165556#165556

#165556 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.062 H 196.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165556
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 86)
HSL	hsl(181, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(181, 74%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 1.2%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, -18.82, -6.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 19.85, 198.58°)
OKLab	oklab(41.16% -0.059 -0.0176)
OKLCH	oklch(41.16% 0.062 196.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.2583, 7.3388, 9.9417)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165556 #561716

analogous

#165637 #165556 #163556

triadic

#165556 #561655 #555616

tetradic

#165556 #371656 #561716 #355616

square

#165556 #371656 #561716 #355616

split-complementary

#165556 #561635 #563716

monochromatic

#061818 #0A2525 #165556 #228587 #2FB5B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#165556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#165556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165556

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165556	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454A56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005855

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.062 196.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8585',
    500: '#165556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165556;
$custom-light: #5f8585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.938,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4116,
    "c": 0.06153,
    "h": 196.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165556

secondary

#8D3C3A

accent

#4845E2

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165556

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

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