#165757#165757

#165757 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.063 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165757
RGB	rgb(22, 87, 87)
HSL	hsl(180, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(180, 75%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 0%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.30, -19.57, -5.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.30, 20.43, 196.69°)
OKLab	oklab(41.76% -0.0608 -0.0163)
OKLCH	oklch(41.76% 0.063 195)
XYZ	xyz(5.4586, 7.6744, 10.2086)
Luminance	0.0767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165757 #571616

analogous

#165737 #165757 #163757

triadic

#165757 #571657 #575716

tetradic

#165757 #371657 #571616 #375716

square

#165757 #371657 #571616 #375716

split-complementary

#165757 #571637 #573716

monochromatic

#061818 #0A2626 #165757 #228888 #2FB9B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#165757 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#165757 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165757

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165757	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165757	1.00	8.28	2.53	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515257

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474B57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165757;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 87, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.063 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8686',
    500: '#165757',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165757;
$custom-light: #5f8686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165757",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41763,
    "c": 0.06294,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.07675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165757

secondary

#8E3A3A

accent

#4545E3

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165757

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

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