#165B42#165B42

#165B42 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.079 H 164.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165B42
RGB	rgb(22, 91, 66)
HSL	hsl(158, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(158, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 0%, 27.5%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.08, -27.82, 8.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.08, 29.07, 163.17°)
OKLab	oklab(42.2% -0.0765 0.0215)
OKLCH	oklch(42.2% 0.079 164.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.0548, 8.0455, 6.4397)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165B42 #5B162F

analogous

#165B20 #165B42 #16525B

triadic

#165B42 #42165B #5B4216

tetradic

#165B42 #20165B #5B162F #525B16

square

#165B42 #20165B #5B162F #525B16

split-complementary

#165B42 #5B1652 #5B2016

monochromatic

#061912 #0A2A1E #165B42 #228C66 #2EBE89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#165B42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#165B42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165B42

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165B42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165B42	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595441

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504D44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165b42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 91, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.079 164.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8a76',
    500: '#165b42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165b42;
$custom-light: #5e8a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165b42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 158.261,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42195,
    "c": 0.07949,
    "h": 164.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165B42

secondary

#923B5A

accent

#447EE4

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#EAF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#050C08

muted

#797D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #165B42

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

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