#165C79#165C79
#165C79 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.081 H 230.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165C79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 92, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 69%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 82%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.8%, 24%, 0%, 52.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.37, -10.27, -22.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.37, 24.60, 245.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.7% -0.0511 -0.0629) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.7% 0.081 230.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6078, 9.2044, 19.4611) |
| Luminance | 0.0921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 5.54
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 5.88
Deep Sea Blue
#015482
ΔE00 6.14
Dark Slate Blue
#214761
ΔE00 7.85
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.97
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165C79 #793316
analogous
#167964 #165C79 #162A79
triadic
#165C79 #79165C #5C7916
tetradic
#165C79 #641679 #793316 #2A7916
square
#165C79 #641679 #793316 #2A7916
split-complementary
#165C79 #79162A #796416
monochromatic
#05141A #0D3545 #165C79 #1F83AD #30A8D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.39
#165C79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#165C79 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165C79
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165C79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165C79 | 1.00 | 7.39 | 2.84 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D5B7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#405179
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006466
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165c79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 92, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.081 230.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#658a9f',
500: '#165c79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165c79; $custom-light: #658a9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165c79",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 92,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.576,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 28.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44702,
"c": 0.08105,
"h": 230.9
},
"luminance": 0.09205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165C79
secondary
#AE5E3D
accent
#6F3CEC
background
#F6F8F9
surface
#EBF0F2
border
#C6CBCC
text
#060B0E
muted
#7A7C7E