#165859#165859

#165859 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.064 H 196.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165859
RGB	rgb(22, 88, 89)
HSL	hsl(181, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(181, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 1.1%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.71, -19.45, -6.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.71, 20.51, 198.49°)
OKLab	oklab(42.12% -0.0609 -0.0181)
OKLCH	oklch(42.12% 0.064 196.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.6230, 7.8706, 10.6721)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165859 #591716

analogous

#165939 #165859 #163759

triadic

#165859 #591658 #585916

tetradic

#165859 #391659 #591716 #375916

square

#165859 #391659 #591716 #375916

split-complementary

#165859 #591637 #593916

monochromatic

#061819 #0A2728 #165859 #22898A #2EB9BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#165859 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#165859 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165859

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165859	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165859	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525359

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484C59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165859;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 88, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.064 196.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8787',
    500: '#165859',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165859;
$custom-light: #5f8787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165859",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.896,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42124,
    "c": 0.06356,
    "h": 196.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165859

secondary

#903C3B

accent

#4744E4

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAEFEF

border

#C6CACA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165859

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

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