#165C40#165C40

#165C40 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.083 H 162.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165C40
RGB	rgb(22, 92, 64)
HSL	hsl(156, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(156, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 0%, 30.4%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, -28.80, 10.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 30.51, 160.71°)
OKLab	oklab(42.43% -0.0788 0.0257)
OKLCH	oklch(42.43% 0.083 162)
XYZ	xyz(5.0829, 8.1944, 6.1633)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165C40 #5C1632

analogous

#165C1D #165C40 #16555C

triadic

#165C40 #40165C #5C4016

tetradic

#165C40 #1D165C #5C1632 #555C16

square

#165C40 #1D165C #5C1632 #555C16

split-complementary

#165C40 #5C1655 #5C1D16

monochromatic

#061911 #0A2B1E #165C40 #228D62 #2EBF85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#165C40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#165C40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165C40

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165C40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165C40	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A553E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524E42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165c40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.083 162.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5e8b75',
    500: '#165c40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165c40;
$custom-light: #5e8b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165c40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42431,
    "c": 0.08283,
    "h": 162
  },
  "luminance": 0.08195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165C40

secondary

#933B5E

accent

#4384E5

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#EAF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#050C08

muted

#797D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #165C40

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

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