#165956#165956

#165956 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.065 H 190.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165956
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 86)
HSL	hsl(177, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(177, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 0%, 3.4%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.95, -20.97, -4.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.95, 21.40, 191.47°)
OKLab	oklab(42.29% -0.0636 -0.0119)
OKLCH	oklch(42.29% 0.065 190.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.5822, 7.9866, 10.0497)
Luminance	0.0799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165956 #591619

analogous

#165935 #165956 #163B59

triadic

#165956 #561659 #595616

tetradic

#165956 #351659 #591619 #3B5916

square

#165956 #351659 #591619 #3B5916

split-complementary

#165956 #59163B #593516

monochromatic

#061918 #0A2827 #165956 #228A85 #2EBBB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#165956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#165956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165956

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165956	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535456

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4D57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.065 190.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8885',
    500: '#165956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165956;
$custom-light: #5f8885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.313,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42287,
    "c": 0.0647,
    "h": 190.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165956

secondary

#903B3E

accent

#444BE4

background

#F5F8F8

surface

#EAF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#050B0B

muted

#797C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165956

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

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