#165B4E#165B4E
#165B4E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.070 H 177.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 91, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 61%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 76%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.8%, 0%, 14.3%, 64.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.40, -24.48, 1.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.40, 24.52, 176.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.57% -0.0701 0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.57% 0.07 177.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.4464, 8.2022, 8.5024) |
| Luminance | 0.0820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 2.78
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 3.40
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 5.02
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 7.74
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 8.41
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 8.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165B4E #5B1623
analogous
#165B2C #165B4E #16465B
triadic
#165B4E #4E165B #5B4E16
tetradic
#165B4E #2C165B #5B1623 #465B16
square
#165B4E #2C165B #5B1623 #465B16
split-complementary
#165B4E #5B1646 #5B2C16
monochromatic
#061915 #0A2A24 #165B4E #228C78 #2EBEA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.95
#165B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#165B4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165B4E
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165B4E | 1.00 | 7.95 | 2.64 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#57554D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E4E4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 91, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.070 177.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5f8a7f',
500: '#165b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165b4e; $custom-light: #5f8a7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 91,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.696,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 22.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42566,
"c": 0.07016,
"h": 177.3
},
"luminance": 0.08203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165B4E
secondary
#923B4B
accent
#4462E4
background
#F5F8F7
surface
#EAF0EE
border
#C6CBC9
text
#050B0A
muted
#797C7C