#165959#165959

#165959 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.064 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165959
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 89)
HSL	hsl(180, 60%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(180, 75%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 0%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.06, -19.99, -5.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.06, 20.87, 196.67°)
OKLab	oklab(42.4% -0.0621 -0.0166)
OKLCH	oklch(42.4% 0.064 195)
XYZ	xyz(5.7056, 8.0359, 10.6996)
Luminance	0.0804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165959 #591616

analogous

#165938 #165959 #163859

triadic

#165959 #591659 #595916

tetradic

#165959 #381659 #591616 #385916

square

#165959 #381659 #591616 #385916

split-complementary

#165959 #591638 #593816

monochromatic

#061919 #0A2828 #165959 #228A8A #2EBBBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#165959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#165959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165959

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165959	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535459

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494D59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.064 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#608887',
    500: '#165959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165959;
$custom-light: #608887;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42404,
    "c": 0.06428,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.08037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165959

secondary

#903B3B

accent

#4444E4

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#050B0B

muted

#7A7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165959

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

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