#165C39#165C39

#165C39 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.090 H 156.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165C39
RGB	rgb(22, 92, 57)
HSL	hsl(150, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(150, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 0%, 38%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.23, -30.47, 14.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.23, 33.59, 155.11°)
OKLab	oklab(42.25% -0.0825 0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(42.25% 0.09 156.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.8961, 8.1197, 5.1793)
Luminance	0.0812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165C39 #5C1639

analogous

#165C16 #165C39 #165C5C

triadic

#165C39 #39165C #5C3916

tetradic

#165C39 #16165C #5C1639 #5C5C16

square

#165C39 #16165C #5C1639 #5C5C16

split-complementary

#165C39 #5C165C #5C1616

monochromatic

#06190F #0A2B1A #165C39 #228D58 #2EBF76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#165C39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#165C39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165C39

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165C39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165C39	1.00	8.00	2.62	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534E3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165c39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.090 156.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8b6f',
    500: '#165c39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165c39;
$custom-light: #5e8b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165c39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 150,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42254,
    "c": 0.08984,
    "h": 156.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165C39

secondary

#933B67

accent

#4394E5

background

#F5F8F6

surface

#EAF0EC

border

#C6CBC7

text

#050C07

muted

#797D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #165C39

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

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