#165740#165740

#165740 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.075 H 165.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165740
RGB	rgb(22, 87, 64)
HSL	hsl(159, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(159, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 0%, 26.4%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.61, -26.45, 7.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.61, 27.52, 163.98°)
OKLab	oklab(40.97% -0.0729 0.0194)
OKLCH	oklch(40.97% 0.075 165.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.6640, 7.3566, 6.0237)
Luminance	0.0736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165740 #57162D

analogous

#165720 #165740 #164E57

triadic

#165740 #401657 #574016

tetradic

#165740 #201657 #57162D #4E5716

square

#165740 #201657 #57162D #4E5716

split-complementary

#165740 #57164E #572016

monochromatic

#061812 #0A261C #165740 #228864 #2FB988

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#165740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#165740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165740

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165740	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)

#55503F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4A42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005751

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 87, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.075 165.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5d8774',
    500: '#165740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165740;
$custom-light: #5d8774;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 158.769,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40971,
    "c": 0.07549,
    "h": 165.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165740

secondary

#8E3A58

accent

#457DE3

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#E9EFED

border

#C5CAC8

text

#050B08

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #165740

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

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