#165B72#165B72

#165B72 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.075 H 225.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165B72
RGB	rgb(22, 91, 114)
HSL	hsl(195, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(195, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.7%, 20.2%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, -12.30, -19.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 22.67, 237.13°)
OKLab	oklab(44.08% -0.0528 -0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(44.08% 0.075 225.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.1080, 8.8668, 17.2532)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165B72 #722D16

analogous

#16725B #165B72 #162D72

triadic

#165B72 #72165B #5B7216

tetradic

#165B72 #5B1672 #722D16 #2D7216

square

#165B72 #5B1672 #722D16 #2D7216

split-complementary

#165B72 #72162D #725B16

monochromatic

#05141A #0C323F #165B72 #2084A5 #2CACD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#165B72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#165B72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165B72

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165B72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165B72	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5973

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425072

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006263

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165b72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 91, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.075 225.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64899a',
    500: '#165b72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165b72;
$custom-light: #64899a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165b72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 67.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44078,
    "c": 0.07513,
    "h": 225.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165B72

secondary

#A8573C

accent

#693DEB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #165B72

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

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