#165972#165972

#165972 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.076 H 228.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165972
RGB	rgb(22, 89, 114)
HSL	hsl(196, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(196, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 21.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.06, -11.12, -20.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.06, 22.94, 241.01°)
OKLab	oklab(43.55% -0.0507 -0.0564)
OKLCH	oklch(43.55% 0.076 228)
XYZ	xyz(6.9393, 8.5294, 17.1969)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165972 #722F16

analogous

#16725D #165972 #162B72

triadic

#165972 #721659 #597216

tetradic

#165972 #5D1672 #722F16 #2B7216

square

#165972 #5D1672 #722F16 #2B7216

split-complementary

#165972 #72162B #725D16

monochromatic

#05141A #0C313F #165972 #2081A5 #2CA8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#165972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#165972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165972

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165972	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5773

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404F72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006061

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 89, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.076 228.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#63889a',
    500: '#165972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165972;
$custom-light: #63889a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.304,
    "s": 67.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43546,
    "c": 0.07584,
    "h": 228
  },
  "luminance": 0.0853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165972

secondary

#A8593C

accent

#6C3DEB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #165972

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

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