#165955#165955

#165955 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.065 H 189.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165955
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 85)
HSL	hsl(176, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(176, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 0%, 4.5%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.92, -21.29, -3.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.92, 21.61, 189.80°)
OKLab	oklab(42.25% -0.0641 -0.0103)
OKLCH	oklch(42.25% 0.065 189.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.5422, 7.9706, 9.8389)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165955 #59161A

analogous

#165934 #165955 #163C59

triadic

#165955 #551659 #595516

tetradic

#165955 #341659 #59161A #3C5916

square

#165955 #341659 #59161A #3C5916

split-complementary

#165955 #59163C #593416

monochromatic

#061917 #0A2826 #165955 #228A84 #2EBBB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#165955 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#165955 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165955

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165955	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165955	1.00	8.09	2.59	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545455

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4D56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165955;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.065 189.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8884',
    500: '#165955',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165955;
$custom-light: #5f8884;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165955",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.418,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42248,
    "c": 0.06493,
    "h": 189.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165955

secondary

#903B40

accent

#444EE4

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165955

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

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