#165C63#165C63

#165C63 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.067 H 205.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165C63
RGB	rgb(22, 92, 99)
HSL	hsl(185, 64%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(185, 78%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 7.1%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.45, -18.25, -10.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.45, 20.88, 209.08°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% -0.0606 -0.0282)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.067 205)
XYZ	xyz(6.4092, 8.7250, 13.1483)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165C63 #631D16

analogous

#166343 #165C63 #163563

triadic

#165C63 #63165C #5C6316

tetradic

#165C63 #431663 #631D16 #356316

square

#165C63 #431663 #631D16 #356316

split-complementary

#165C63 #631635 #634316

monochromatic

#061719 #0B2D31 #165C63 #218B95 #2CB9C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#165C63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#165C63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165C63

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165C63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165C63	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545863

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495063

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00605E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165c63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.067 205.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#618a8f',
    500: '#165c63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165c63;
$custom-light: #618a8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165c63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.455,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 23.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43652,
    "c": 0.06684,
    "h": 205
  },
  "luminance": 0.08726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165C63

secondary

#9A443B

accent

#5041E7

background

#F6F8F8

surface

#EBF0F0

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060B0C

muted

#7A7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #165C63

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

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