#165C50#165C50
#165C50 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.070 H 178.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165C50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 92, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 61%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 76%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 0%, 13%, 63.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.81, -24.38, 0.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.81, 24.40, 178.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.92% -0.0702 0.0016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.92% 0.07 178.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6053, 8.4034, 8.9145) |
| Luminance | 0.0840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 2.39
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 3.51
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 4.55
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 7.58
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 7.83
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165C50 #5C1622
analogous
#165C2D #165C50 #16455C
triadic
#165C50 #50165C #5C5016
tetradic
#165C50 #2D165C #5C1622 #455C16
square
#165C50 #2D165C #5C1622 #455C16
split-complementary
#165C50 #5C1645 #5C2D16
monochromatic
#061915 #0A2B25 #165C50 #228D7B #2EBFA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.83
#165C50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#165C50 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165C50
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165C50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165C50 | 1.00 | 7.83 | 2.68 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585650
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E4F51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165c50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.070 178.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5f8a81',
500: '#165c50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165c50; $custom-light: #5f8a81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165c50",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 92,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.714,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 22.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42919,
"c": 0.0702,
"h": 178.7
},
"luminance": 0.08404
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165C50
secondary
#933B4A
accent
#435FE5
background
#F5F8F7
surface
#EAF0EE
border
#C6CBC9
text
#050C0A
muted
#797D7C