#165C62#165C62

#165C62 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.067 H 203.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165C62
RGB	rgb(22, 92, 98)
HSL	hsl(185, 63%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(185, 78%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 6.1%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, -18.59, -9.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 20.92, 207.27°)
OKLab	oklab(43.61% -0.0611 -0.0266)
OKLCH	oklch(43.61% 0.067 203.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.3617, 8.7059, 12.8980)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165C62 #621C16

analogous

#166242 #165C62 #163662

triadic

#165C62 #62165C #5C6216

tetradic

#165C62 #421662 #621C16 #366216

square

#165C62 #421662 #621C16 #366216

split-complementary

#165C62 #621636 #624216

monochromatic

#061719 #0B2D30 #165C62 #218B94 #2CBAC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#165C62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#165C62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165C62

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165C62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165C62	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545862

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495062

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00605E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165c62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.067 203.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#618a8e',
    500: '#165c62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165c62;
$custom-light: #618a8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165c62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.737,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43609,
    "c": 0.06663,
    "h": 203.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165C62

secondary

#99423B

accent

#4E41E6

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060C0C

muted

#7A7D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #165C62

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

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