#165C55#165C55
#165C55 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.068 H 185.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165C55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 92, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 61%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 76%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 0%, 7.6%, 63.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.96, -22.86, -2.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.96, 22.96, 185.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.1% -0.0676 -0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.1% 0.068 185.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7969, 8.4801, 9.9239) |
| Luminance | 0.0848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 2.38
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 3.10
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 3.62
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 6.05
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 6.05
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165C55 #5C161D
analogous
#165C32 #165C55 #16405C
triadic
#165C55 #55165C #5C5516
tetradic
#165C55 #32165C #5C161D #405C16
square
#165C55 #32165C #5C161D #405C16
split-complementary
#165C55 #5C1640 #5C3216
monochromatic
#061917 #0A2B27 #165C55 #228D83 #2EBFB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.79
#165C55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#165C55 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165C55
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165C55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165C55 | 1.00 | 7.79 | 2.70 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#575655
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D4F56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165c55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.068 185.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#608a84',
500: '#165c55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165c55; $custom-light: #608a84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165c55",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 92,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 22.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43096,
"c": 0.06784,
"h": 185.2
},
"luminance": 0.08481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165C55
secondary
#933B44
accent
#4353E5
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0EF
border
#C6CBCA
text
#050C0B
muted
#7A7D7C