#165E60#165E60
#165E60 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.068 H 197.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #165E60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 94, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 63%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 77%, 38%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 2.1%, 0%, 62.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.02, -20.35, -7.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.02, 21.66, 200.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.08% -0.0643 -0.0206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.08% 0.068 197.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4439, 9.0197, 12.4654) |
| Luminance | 0.0902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 2.52
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 3.30
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 3.88
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 4.00
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 5.59
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#165E60 #601816
analogous
#16603D #165E60 #163960
triadic
#165E60 #60165E #5E6016
tetradic
#165E60 #3D1660 #601816 #396016
square
#165E60 #3D1660 #601816 #396016
split-complementary
#165E60 #601639 #603D16
monochromatic
#061819 #0B2D2E #165E60 #218F92 #2DC0C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.49
#165E60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#165E60 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #165E60
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##165E60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##165E60 | 1.00 | 7.49 | 2.80 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#575960
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C5160
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00615E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #165e60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 94, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.068 197.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#618c8d',
500: '#165e60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #165e60; $custom-light: #618c8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#165e60",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 94,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.622,
"s": 62.712,
"l": 23.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44079,
"c": 0.06751,
"h": 197.8
},
"luminance": 0.09021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#165E60
secondary
#973D3B
accent
#4642E6
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0F0
border
#C6CBCB
text
#060C0C
muted
#7A7D7D