#165659#165659

#165659 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.062 H 199.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165659
RGB	rgb(22, 86, 89)
HSL	hsl(183, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(183, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 3.4%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.02, -18.36, -7.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.02, 19.85, 202.33°)
OKLab	oklab(41.56% -0.0586 -0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(41.56% 0.062 199.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.4610, 7.5468, 10.6181)
Luminance	0.0755 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165659 #591916

analogous

#16593B #165659 #163559

triadic

#165659 #591656 #565916

tetradic

#165659 #3B1659 #591916 #355916

square

#165659 #3B1659 #591916 #355916

split-complementary

#165659 #591635 #593B16

monochromatic

#061819 #0A2728 #165659 #22858A #2EB5BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.37

#165659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#165659 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165659

8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165659	1.00	8.37	2.51	8.37
#FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454B59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 86, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.062 199.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8687',
    500: '#165659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165659;
$custom-light: #5f8687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.687,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41564,
    "c": 0.06226,
    "h": 199.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165659

secondary

#903E3B

accent

#4B44E4

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165659

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

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