#165D56#165D56
#165D56 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.068 H 185.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165D56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 93, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 62%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 76%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.3%, 0%, 7.5%, 63.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.34, -23.06, -2.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.34, 23.16, 185.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.42% -0.0682 -0.0063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.42% 0.068 185.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9241, 8.6705, 10.1636) |
| Luminance | 0.0867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 2.37
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 2.88
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 3.91
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 5.81
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 6.17
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165D56 #5D161D
analogous
#165D33 #165D56 #16405D
triadic
#165D56 #56165D #5D5616
tetradic
#165D56 #33165D #5D161D #405D16
square
#165D56 #33165D #5D161D #405D16
split-complementary
#165D56 #5D1640 #5D3316
monochromatic
#061917 #0A2C28 #165D56 #228E84 #2DC0B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.68
#165D56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#165D56 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165D56
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165D56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165D56 | 1.00 | 7.68 | 2.73 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585756
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E5057
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165d56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 93, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.068 185.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#608b85',
500: '#165d56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165d56; $custom-light: #608b85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165d56",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 93,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.085,
"s": 61.739,
"l": 22.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43415,
"c": 0.06848,
"h": 185.3
},
"luminance": 0.08671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165D56
secondary
#943B44
accent
#4353E5
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0EF
border
#C6CBCA
text
#050C0B
muted
#7A7D7C