#165970#165970

#165970 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.074 H 225.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165970
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 112)
HSL	hsl(195, 67%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(195, 80%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 20.5%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.97, -11.87, -18.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.97, 22.38, 237.97°)
OKLab	oklab(43.44% -0.0515 -0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(43.44% 0.074 225.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.8267, 8.4844, 16.6039)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165970 #702D16

analogous

#16705A #165970 #162C70

triadic

#165970 #701659 #597016

tetradic

#165970 #5A1670 #702D16 #2C7016

square

#165970 #5A1670 #702D16 #2C7016

split-complementary

#165970 #70162C #705A16

monochromatic

#05141A #0C303D #165970 #2082A3 #2BAAD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#165970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#165970 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165970

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165970	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5771

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404E70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006061

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.074 225.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#638899',
    500: '#165970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165970;
$custom-light: #638899;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.333,
    "s": 67.164,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43444,
    "c": 0.07409,
    "h": 225.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165970

secondary

#A6573C

accent

#6A3EEA

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060B0D

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #165970

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

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