#165E42#165E42
#165E42 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.084 H 162.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165E42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 94, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 62%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 77%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.6%, 0%, 29.8%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.14, -29.21, 9.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.14, 30.85, 161.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.07% -0.08 0.0252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.07% 0.084 162.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.3164, 8.5687, 6.5269) |
| Luminance | 0.0857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Spruce
#0A5F38
ΔE00 3.40
Hunter Green
#355E3B
ΔE00 5.35
Pine
#2B5D34
ΔE00 5.36
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 6.60
Evergreen
#05472A
ΔE00 7.42
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165E42 #5E1632
analogous
#165E1E #165E42 #16565E
triadic
#165E42 #42165E #5E4216
tetradic
#165E42 #1E165E #5E1632 #565E16
square
#165E42 #1E165E #5E1632 #565E16
split-complementary
#165E42 #5E1656 #5E1E16
monochromatic
#061911 #0A2C1F #165E42 #229065 #2DC188
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.74
#165E42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#165E42 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165E42
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165E42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165E42 | 1.00 | 7.74 | 2.71 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5740
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#535044
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165e42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 94, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.084 162.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5f8c76',
500: '#165e42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165e42; $custom-light: #5f8c76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165e42",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 94,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 156.667,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 22.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43067,
"c": 0.08386,
"h": 162.5
},
"luminance": 0.08569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165E42
secondary
#953B5E
accent
#4382E5
background
#F5F8F7
surface
#EAF0ED
border
#C6CBC8
text
#050C08
muted
#797D7B