#165D90#165D90

#165D90 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.106 H 245.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165D90
RGB	rgb(22, 93, 144)
HSL	hsl(205, 73%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(205, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.7%, 35.4%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.86, -1.96, -34.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.86, 34.10, 266.71°)
OKLab	oklab(46.27% -0.0441 -0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(46.27% 0.106 245.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.2773, 10.0117, 27.8236)
Luminance	0.1001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#165D90 #904916

analogous

#169086 #165D90 #162090

triadic

#165D90 #90165D #5D9016

tetradic

#165D90 #861690 #904916 #209016

square

#165D90 #861690 #904916 #209016

split-complementary

#165D90 #901620 #908616

monochromatic

#061826 #0E3B5B #165D90 #1E7FC5 #3F9EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#165D90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#165D90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165D90

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165D90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165D90	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#455F92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#33548F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165d90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 93, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.106 245.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a8ab1',
    500: '#165d90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165d90;
$custom-light: #6a8ab1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165d90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.082,
    "s": 73.494,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46266,
    "c": 0.10649,
    "h": 245.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165D90

secondary

#C27640

accent

#8538F0

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F5

border

#C7CBCF

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #165D90

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

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