#165B4D#165B4D
#165B4D is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.071 H 176.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165B4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 91, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 61%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 76%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.8%, 0%, 15.4%, 64.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.37, -24.77, 1.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.37, 24.85, 175.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.53% -0.0706 0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.53% 0.071 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.4108, 8.1879, 8.3150) |
| Luminance | 0.0819 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 2.92
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 3.60
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 5.45
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 8.09
Spruce
#0A5F38
ΔE00 8.65
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165B4D #5B1624
analogous
#165B2B #165B4D #16475B
triadic
#165B4D #4D165B #5B4D16
tetradic
#165B4D #2B165B #5B1624 #475B16
square
#165B4D #2B165B #5B1624 #475B16
split-complementary
#165B4D #5B1647 #5B2B16
monochromatic
#061915 #0A2A23 #165B4D #228C77 #2EBEA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.96
#165B4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#165B4D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165B4D
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165B4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165B4D | 1.00 | 7.96 | 2.64 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#57554C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E4E4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165b4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 91, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.071 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5f8a7e',
500: '#165b4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165b4d; $custom-light: #5f8a7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165b4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 91,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.826,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 22.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42533,
"c": 0.07078,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.08189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165B4D
secondary
#923B4C
accent
#4464E4
background
#F5F8F7
surface
#EAF0EE
border
#C6CBC9
text
#050B0A
muted
#797C7C