#165759#165759

#165759 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.063 H 198.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165759
RGB	rgb(22, 87, 89)
HSL	hsl(182, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(182, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 2.2%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.37, -18.91, -7.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.37, 20.17, 200.37°)
OKLab	oklab(41.84% -0.0598 -0.0195)
OKLCH	oklch(41.84% 0.063 198.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.5414, 7.7076, 10.6449)
Luminance	0.0771 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165759 #591816

analogous

#16593A #165759 #163659

triadic

#165759 #591657 #575916

tetradic

#165759 #3A1659 #591816 #365916

square

#165759 #3A1659 #591816 #365916

split-complementary

#165759 #591636 #593A16

monochromatic

#061819 #0A2728 #165759 #22878A #2EB7BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.26

#165759 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#165759 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165759

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165759	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165759	1.00	8.26	2.54	8.26
#FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474B59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165759;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 87, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.063 198.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8687',
    500: '#165759',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165759;
$custom-light: #5f8687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165759",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.791,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41844,
    "c": 0.06289,
    "h": 198.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165759

secondary

#903D3B

accent

#4944E4

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165759

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

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