#165A4E#165A4E
#165A4E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.069 H 178.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165A4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 90, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 61%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 76%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 0%, 13.3%, 64.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.05, -23.98, 0.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.05, 23.99, 177.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.28% -0.0689 0.002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.28% 0.069 178.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.3615, 8.0323, 8.4741) |
| Luminance | 0.0803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 2.98
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 3.02
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 4.66
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 7.22
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 8.07
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165A4E #5A1622
analogous
#165A2C #165A4E #16445A
triadic
#165A4E #4E165A #5A4E16
tetradic
#165A4E #2C165A #5A1622 #445A16
square
#165A4E #2C165A #5A1622 #445A16
split-complementary
#165A4E #5A1644 #5A2C16
monochromatic
#061915 #0A2923 #165A4E #228B79 #2EBCA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.06
#165A4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.61
#165A4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165A4E
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165A4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165A4E | 1.00 | 8.06 | 2.61 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#56544E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D4D4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005B56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165a4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 90, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.069 178.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5f897f',
500: '#165a4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165a4e; $custom-light: #5f897f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165a4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 90,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.412,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 21.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4228,
"c": 0.06895,
"h": 178.3
},
"luminance": 0.08033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165A4E
secondary
#913B4A
accent
#4460E4
background
#F5F8F7
surface
#EAF0EE
border
#C6CBC9
text
#050B0A
muted
#797C7C