#165D83#165D83

#165D83 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.091 H 237.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165D83
RGB	rgb(22, 93, 131)
HSL	hsl(201, 71%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(201, 83%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.2%, 29%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.18, -7.05, -27.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.18, 28.12, 255.48°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% -0.0484 -0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.091 237.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.3403, 9.6369, 22.8889)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165D83 #833C16

analogous

#168372 #165D83 #162783

triadic

#165D83 #83165D #5D8316

tetradic

#165D83 #721683 #833C16 #278316

square

#165D83 #721683 #833C16 #278316

split-complementary

#165D83 #831627 #837216

monochromatic

#04131A #0D384F #165D83 #1F82B7 #36A3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#165D83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#165D83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165D83

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165D83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165D83	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5D85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5382

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165d83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 93, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.091 237.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#678aa7',
    500: '#165d83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165d83;
$custom-light: #678aa7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165d83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.917,
    "s": 71.242,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45504,
    "c": 0.09094,
    "h": 237.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165D83

secondary

#B7683D

accent

#793AEE

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#EBF0F4

border

#C6CBCE

text

#070B0F

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #165D83

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

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