#165739#165739

#165739 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.082 H 158.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165739
RGB	rgb(22, 87, 57)
HSL	hsl(152, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(152, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 0%, 34.5%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.44, -28.22, 11.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.44, 30.55, 157.46°)
OKLab	oklab(40.78% -0.0767 0.0296)
OKLCH	oklch(40.78% 0.082 158.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.4772, 7.2819, 5.0397)
Luminance	0.0728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165739 #571634

analogous

#165719 #165739 #165557

triadic

#165739 #391657 #573916

tetradic

#165739 #191657 #571634 #555716

square

#165739 #191657 #571634 #555716

split-complementary

#165739 #571655 #571916

monochromatic

#061810 #0A2619 #165739 #228859 #2FB979

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#165739 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#165739 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165739

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165739	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165739	1.00	8.55	2.46	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565037

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4A3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00564F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165739;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 87, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.082 158.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d876f',
    500: '#165739',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165739;
$custom-light: #5d876f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165739",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 152.308,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40781,
    "c": 0.08227,
    "h": 158.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165739

secondary

#8E3A61

accent

#458EE3

background

#F5F8F6

surface

#E9EFEC

border

#C5CAC7

text

#050B07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #165739

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

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