#165D42#165D42

#165D42 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.082 H 163.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165D42
RGB	rgb(22, 93, 66)
HSL	hsl(157, 62%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(157, 76%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 0%, 29%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.79, -28.75, 9.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.79, 30.25, 161.88°)
OKLab	oklab(42.78% -0.0788 0.024)
OKLCH	oklch(42.78% 0.082 163.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.2280, 8.3920, 6.4975)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165D42 #5D1631

analogous

#165D1E #165D42 #16545D

triadic

#165D42 #42165D #5D4216

tetradic

#165D42 #1E165D #5D1631 #545D16

square

#165D42 #1E165D #5D1631 #545D16

split-complementary

#165D42 #5D1654 #5D1E16

monochromatic

#061912 #0A2C1F #165D42 #228E65 #2DC088

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#165D42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#165D42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165D42

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165D42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165D42	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5640

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524F44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165d42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 93, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.082 163.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5f8b76',
    500: '#165d42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165d42;
$custom-light: #5f8b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165d42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.183,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42777,
    "c": 0.0824,
    "h": 163.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165D42

secondary

#943B5D

accent

#4381E5

background

#F5F8F7

surface

#EAF0ED

border

#C6CBC8

text

#050C08

muted

#797D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #165D42

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

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