#165E4E#165E4E
#165E4E is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.074 H 174.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 62%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 77%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.6%, 0%, 17%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.45, -25.97, 2.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.45, 26.13, 173.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.42% -0.0735 0.0074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.42% 0.074 174.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7080, 8.7254, 8.5896) |
| Luminance | 0.0873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 2.57
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 4.75
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 6.22
Spruce
#0A5F38
ΔE00 7.87
Hunter Green
#355E3B
ΔE00 8.56
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165E4E #5E1626
analogous
#165E2A #165E4E #164A5E
triadic
#165E4E #4E165E #5E4E16
tetradic
#165E4E #2A165E #5E1626 #4A5E16
square
#165E4E #2A165E #5E1626 #4A5E16
split-complementary
#165E4E #5E164A #5E2A16
monochromatic
#061915 #0A2C25 #165E4E #229077 #2DC1A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.65
#165E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#165E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165E4E
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165E4E | 1.00 | 7.65 | 2.75 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B584D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#51504F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 94, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.074 174.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#608c7f',
500: '#165e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165e4e; $custom-light: #608c7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 94,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.667,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 22.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43424,
"c": 0.0739,
"h": 174.3
},
"luminance": 0.08726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165E4E
secondary
#953B4F
accent
#4367E5
background
#F5F8F7
surface
#EAF0EE
border
#C6CBC9
text
#050C0A
muted
#797D7C