#165E80#165E80

#165E80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.087 H 234.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165E80
RGB	rgb(22, 94, 128)
HSL	hsl(199, 71%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(199, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.8%, 26.6%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.36, -8.81, -25.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.36, 26.62, 250.67°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% -0.0504 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.087 234.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.2283, 9.7335, 21.8630)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165E80 #803816

analogous

#16806D #165E80 #162980

triadic

#165E80 #80165E #5E8016

tetradic

#165E80 #6D1680 #803816 #298016

square

#165E80 #6D1680 #803816 #298016

split-complementary

#165E80 #801629 #806D16

monochromatic

#04131A #0D384C #165E80 #1F84B4 #34A6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#165E80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#165E80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165E80

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165E80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165E80	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5D82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F547F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165e80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 94, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.087 234.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668ba5',
    500: '#165e80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165e80;
$custom-light: #668ba5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165e80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.245,
    "s": 70.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45597,
    "c": 0.087,
    "h": 234.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165E80

secondary

#B5633D

accent

#743AED

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#EBF0F4

border

#C6CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #165E80

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

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