#165A55#165A55
#165A55 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.066 H 187.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165A55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 90, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 61%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 76%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 0%, 5.6%, 64.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.27, -21.82, -3.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.27, 22.04, 188.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.53% -0.0653 -0.0089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.53% 0.066 187.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6260, 8.1381, 9.8669) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 1.77
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 3.56
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 4.17
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 4.96
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165A55 #5A161B
analogous
#165A33 #165A55 #163D5A
triadic
#165A55 #55165A #5A5516
tetradic
#165A55 #33165A #5A161B #3D5A16
square
#165A55 #33165A #5A161B #3D5A16
split-complementary
#165A55 #5A163D #5A3316
monochromatic
#061917 #0A2927 #165A55 #228B83 #2EBCB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#165A55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#165A55 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165A55
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165A55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165A55 | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#555555
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B4E56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165a55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 90, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.066 187.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5f8984',
500: '#165a55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165a55; $custom-light: #5f8984; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165a55",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 90,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.588,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 21.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42531,
"c": 0.06587,
"h": 187.8
},
"luminance": 0.08139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165A55
secondary
#913B41
accent
#4450E4
background
#F5F8F8
surface
#EAF0EF
border
#C6CBCA
text
#050B0B
muted
#797C7C