#165B50#165B50
#165B50 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.069 H 179.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165B50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 91, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 61%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 76%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.8%, 0%, 12.1%, 64.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.46, -23.88, 0.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.46, 23.88, 179.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.63% -0.069 0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.63% 0.069 179.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5192, 8.2313, 8.8858) |
| Luminance | 0.0823 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 2.69
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 3.13
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 4.16
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 7.06
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 7.67
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165B50 #5B1621
analogous
#165B2E #165B50 #16445B
triadic
#165B50 #50165B #5B5016
tetradic
#165B50 #2E165B #5B1621 #445B16
square
#165B50 #2E165B #5B1621 #445B16
split-complementary
#165B50 #5B1644 #5B2E16
monochromatic
#061916 #0A2A25 #165B50 #228C7B #2EBEA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.94
#165B50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.65
#165B50 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165B50
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165B50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165B50 | 1.00 | 7.94 | 2.65 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#575550
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D4E51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165b50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 91, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.069 179.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5f8a81',
500: '#165b50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165b50; $custom-light: #5f8a81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165b50",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 91,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.435,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 22.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42634,
"c": 0.06902,
"h": 179.8
},
"luminance": 0.08232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165B50
secondary
#923B49
accent
#445DE4
background
#F5F8F7
surface
#EAF0EE
border
#C6CBC9
text
#050B0A
muted
#797C7C