#165965#165965

#165965 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.067 H 212.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165965
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 101)
HSL	hsl(189, 64%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(189, 78%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 11.9%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.51, -15.88, -12.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.51, 20.41, 218.94°)
OKLab	oklab(42.92% -0.0563 -0.0357)
OKLCH	oklch(42.92% 0.067 212.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.2512, 8.2542, 13.5731)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165965 #652216

analogous

#16654A #165965 #163265

triadic

#165965 #651659 #596516

tetradic

#165965 #4A1665 #652216 #326516

square

#165965 #4A1665 #652216 #326516

split-complementary

#165965 #651632 #654A16

monochromatic

#051619 #0B2D33 #165965 #218597 #2CB2CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#165965 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#165965 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165965

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165965	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165965	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505666

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454E65

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165965;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.067 212.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#618890',
    500: '#165965',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165965;
$custom-light: #618890;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165965",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.114,
    "s": 64.228,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42916,
    "c": 0.06671,
    "h": 212.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165965

secondary

#9C4A3B

accent

#5A41E7

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBEFF0

border

#C6CACB

text

#060B0C

muted

#7A7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #165965

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

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