#165E5C#165E5C
#165E5C is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.068 H 192.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165E5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 94, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 62%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 77%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.6%, 0%, 2.1%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.88, -21.67, -5.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.88, 22.27, 193.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.92% -0.0663 -0.0143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.92% 0.068 192.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2645, 8.9479, 11.5201) |
| Luminance | 0.0895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 1.19
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 4.17
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 4.39
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 4.71
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 5.42
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165E5C #5E1618
analogous
#165E38 #165E5C #163C5E
triadic
#165E5C #5C165E #5E5C16
tetradic
#165E5C #38165E #5E1618 #3C5E16
square
#165E5C #38165E #5E1618 #3C5E16
split-complementary
#165E5C #5E163C #5E3816
monochromatic
#061918 #0A2C2B #165E5C #22908D #2DC1BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.53
#165E5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.79
#165E5C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165E5C
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165E5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165E5C | 1.00 | 7.53 | 2.79 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#58595C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D515D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00615D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165e5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 94, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.068 192.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#618c8a',
500: '#165e5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165e5c; $custom-light: #618c8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165e5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 94,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.333,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 22.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43921,
"c": 0.0678,
"h": 192.2
},
"luminance": 0.08949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165E5C
secondary
#953B3D
accent
#4347E5
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0F0
border
#C6CBCB
text
#050C0B
muted
#7A7D7C