#165D5B#165D5B
#165D5B is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.067 H 192.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165D5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 93, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 62%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 76%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.3%, 0%, 2.2%, 63.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.51, -21.47, -5.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.51, 22.06, 193.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.6% -0.0656 -0.0142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.6% 0.067 192.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.1327, 8.7539, 11.2620) |
| Luminance | 0.0876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 1.09
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 4.18
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 4.47
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 5.20
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165D5B #5D1618
analogous
#165D38 #165D5B #163B5D
triadic
#165D5B #5B165D #5D5B16
tetradic
#165D5B #38165D #5D1618 #3B5D16
square
#165D5B #38165D #5D1618 #3B5D16
split-complementary
#165D5B #5D163B #5D3816
monochromatic
#061918 #0A2C2B #165D5B #228E8B #2DC0BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.63
#165D5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#165D5B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165D5B
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165D5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165D5B | 1.00 | 7.63 | 2.75 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#57585B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D505C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00605C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165d5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 93, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.067 192.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#608b89',
500: '#165d5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165d5b; $custom-light: #608b89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165d5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 93,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.31,
"s": 61.739,
"l": 22.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43603,
"c": 0.06715,
"h": 192.2
},
"luminance": 0.08755
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165D5B
secondary
#943B3D
accent
#4348E5
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0F0
border
#C6CBCB
text
#050C0B
muted
#7A7D7C