#165949#165949

#165949 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.071 H 173.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165949
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 73)
HSL	hsl(166, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(166, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 0%, 18%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.55, -24.94, 3.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.55, 25.16, 172.43°)
OKLab	oklab(41.83% -0.0704 0.0084)
OKLCH	oklch(41.83% 0.071 173.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.1052, 7.7958, 7.5377)
Luminance	0.0780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165949 #591626

analogous

#165928 #165949 #164859

triadic

#165949 #491659 #594916

tetradic

#165949 #281659 #591626 #485916

square

#165949 #281659 #591626 #485916

split-complementary

#165949 #591648 #592816

monochromatic

#061914 #0A2821 #165949 #228A71 #2EBB99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#165949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#165949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165949

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165949	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565348

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4C4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.071 173.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e887b',
    500: '#165949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165949;
$custom-light: #5e887b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.672,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41827,
    "c": 0.07092,
    "h": 173.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165949

secondary

#903B4F

accent

#446AE4

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#EAF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#050B09

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #165949

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

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