#165E6C#165E6C

#165E6C is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.071 H 214.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165E6C
RGB	rgb(22, 94, 108)
HSL	hsl(190, 66%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(190, 80%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.6%, 13%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.48, -16.22, -14.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.48, 21.54, 221.16°)
OKLab	oklab(44.6% -0.0586 -0.0395)
OKLCH	oklch(44.6% 0.071 214)
XYZ	xyz(7.0392, 9.2578, 15.6004)
Luminance	0.0926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165E6C #6C2416

analogous

#166C4F #165E6C #16336C

triadic

#165E6C #6C165E #5E6C16

tetradic

#165E6C #4F166C #6C2416 #336C16

square

#165E6C #4F166C #6C2416 #336C16

split-complementary

#165E6C #6C1633 #6C4F16

monochromatic

#051619 #0C3239 #165E6C #208A9F #2BB7D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#165E6C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#165E6C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165E6C

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165E6C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165E6C	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545B6D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48526C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165e6c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 94, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.071 214.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#638c96',
    500: '#165e6c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165e6c;
$custom-light: #638c96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165e6c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.767,
    "s": 66.154,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44596,
    "c": 0.07073,
    "h": 214
  },
  "luminance": 0.09259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165E6C

secondary

#A24C3C

accent

#5A3FE9

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060C0D

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #165E6C

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

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