#165C4E#165C4E

#165C4E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.071 H 176.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165C4E
RGB	rgb(22, 92, 78)
HSL	hsl(168, 61%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(168, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.1%, 0%, 15.2%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.75, -24.98, 1.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.75, 25.05, 175.60°)
OKLab	oklab(42.85% -0.0712 0.0047)
OKLCH	oklch(42.85% 0.071 176.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.5325, 8.3743, 8.5311)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165C4E #5C1624

analogous

#165C2B #165C4E #16475C

triadic

#165C4E #4E165C #5C4E16

tetradic

#165C4E #2B165C #5C1624 #475C16

square

#165C4E #2B165C #5C1624 #475C16

split-complementary

#165C4E #5C1647 #5C2B16

monochromatic

#061915 #0A2B24 #165C4E #228D78 #2EBFA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#165C4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#165C4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165C4E

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165C4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165C4E	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58564D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4F4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165c4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.071 176.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8a7f',
    500: '#165c4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165c4e;
$custom-light: #5f8a7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165c4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42852,
    "c": 0.07138,
    "h": 176.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165C4E

secondary

#933B4C

accent

#4364E5

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#EAF0EE

border

#C6CBC9

text

#050C0A

muted

#797D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #165C4E

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

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