#165853#165853

#165853 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.065 H 187.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165853
RGB	rgb(22, 88, 83)
HSL	hsl(175, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(175, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 0%, 5.7%, 65.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.51, -21.40, -3.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.51, 21.62, 188.06°)
OKLab	oklab(41.89% -0.064 -0.0085)
OKLCH	oklch(41.89% 0.065 187.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.3812, 7.7739, 9.3988)
Luminance	0.0777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165853 #58161B

analogous

#165832 #165853 #163C58

triadic

#165853 #531658 #585316

tetradic

#165853 #321658 #58161B #3C5816

square

#165853 #321658 #58161B #3C5816

split-complementary

#165853 #58163C #583216

monochromatic

#061817 #0A2725 #165853 #228981 #2EBAAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#165853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#165853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165853

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165853	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535353

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494C54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 88, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.065 187.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8783',
    500: '#165853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165853;
$custom-light: #5f8783;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.455,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4189,
    "c": 0.06455,
    "h": 187.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165853

secondary

#8F3B41

accent

#4551E3

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0A

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165853

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

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