#165557#165557

#165557 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.062 H 198.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165557
RGB	rgb(22, 85, 87)
HSL	hsl(182, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(182, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 2.3%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.60, -18.48, -6.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.60, 19.73, 200.48°)
OKLab	oklab(41.2% -0.0585 -0.0192)
OKLCH	oklch(41.2% 0.062 198.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.2989, 7.3551, 10.1554)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165557 #571816

analogous

#165739 #165557 #163557

triadic

#165557 #571655 #555716

tetradic

#165557 #391657 #571816 #355716

square

#165557 #391657 #571816 #355716

split-complementary

#165557 #571635 #573916

monochromatic

#061818 #0A2526 #165557 #228588 #2FB4B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#165557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#165557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165557

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165557	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5157

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454A57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005855

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 85, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.062 198.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8586',
    500: '#165557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165557;
$custom-light: #5f8586;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.846,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41201,
    "c": 0.06153,
    "h": 198.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165557

secondary

#8E3D3A

accent

#4A45E3

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165557

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

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