#165960#165960

#165960 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.065 H 205.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165960
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 96)
HSL	hsl(186, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(186, 77%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.1%, 7.3%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, -17.62, -9.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 20.26, 209.56°)
OKLab	oklab(42.7% -0.0587 -0.0278)
OKLCH	oklch(42.7% 0.065 205.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.0137, 8.1591, 12.3220)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165960 #601D16

analogous

#166042 #165960 #163460

triadic

#165960 #601659 #596016

tetradic

#165960 #421660 #601D16 #346016

square

#165960 #421660 #601D16 #346016

split-complementary

#165960 #601634 #604216

monochromatic

#061719 #0B2B2E #165960 #218792 #2DB5C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#165960 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#165960 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165960

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165960	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165960	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515560

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474D60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165960;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.065 205.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#60888d',
    500: '#165960',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165960;
$custom-light: #60888d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165960",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.676,
    "s": 62.712,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42695,
    "c": 0.06491,
    "h": 205.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165960

secondary

#97443B

accent

#5242E6

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#050B0C

muted

#7A7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #165960

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

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