#165B57#165B57
#165B57 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.066 H 189.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165B57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 91, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 61%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 76%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.8%, 0%, 4.4%, 64.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.68, -21.70, -3.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.68, 22.03, 189.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.89% -0.0654 -0.0107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.89% 0.066 189.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7915, 8.3402, 10.3196) |
| Luminance | 0.0834 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 1.34
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 4.09
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 4.32
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 4.64
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 5.06
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165B57 #5B161A
analogous
#165B35 #165B57 #163D5B
triadic
#165B57 #57165B #5B5716
tetradic
#165B57 #35165B #5B161A #3D5B16
square
#165B57 #35165B #5B161A #3D5B16
split-complementary
#165B57 #5B163D #5B3516
monochromatic
#061918 #0A2A28 #165B57 #228C86 #2EBEB5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.87
#165B57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.67
#165B57 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165B57
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165B57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165B57 | 1.00 | 7.87 | 2.67 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#555657
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B4E58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165b57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 91, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.066 189.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#608a86',
500: '#165b57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165b57; $custom-light: #608a86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165b57",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 91,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.522,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 22.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42888,
"c": 0.06625,
"h": 189.3
},
"luminance": 0.08341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165B57
secondary
#923B40
accent
#444DE4
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0EF
border
#C6CBCA
text
#050B0B
muted
#7A7C7C