#165E75#165E75

#165E75 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.077 H 224.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165E75
RGB	rgb(22, 94, 117)
HSL	hsl(195, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(195, 81%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.2%, 19.7%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.85, -12.95, -19.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.85, 23.12, 235.93°)
OKLab	oklab(45.03% -0.0548 -0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(45.03% 0.077 224.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.5431, 9.4594, 18.2545)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165E75 #752D16

analogous

#16755C #165E75 #162F75

triadic

#165E75 #75165E #5E7516

tetradic

#165E75 #5C1675 #752D16 #2F7516

square

#165E75 #5C1675 #752D16 #2F7516

split-complementary

#165E75 #75162F #755C16

monochromatic

#05151A #0C3541 #165E75 #2087A9 #2EAFD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#165E75 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#165E75 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165E75

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165E75	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165E75	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515C76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455375

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165e75;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 94, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.077 224.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648b9c',
    500: '#165e75',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165e75;
$custom-light: #648b9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165e75",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.526,
    "s": 68.345,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45026,
    "c": 0.0767,
    "h": 224.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165E75

secondary

#AB573C

accent

#673DEB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #165E75

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

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