#165F7F#165F7F

#165F7F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.085 H 232.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#165F7F
RGB	rgb(22, 95, 127)
HSL	hsl(198, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(198, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, -9.79, -24.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 25.99, 247.86°)
OKLab	oklab(45.8% -0.0518 -0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(45.8% 0.085 232.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.2523, 9.8863, 21.5479)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#165F7F #7F3616

analogous

#167F6B #165F7F #162A7F

triadic

#165F7F #7F165F #5F7F16

tetradic

#165F7F #6B167F #7F3616 #2A7F16

square

#165F7F #6B167F #7F3616 #2A7F16

split-complementary

#165F7F #7F162A #7F6B16

monochromatic

#05141A #0D384B #165F7F #1F86B3 #34A9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#165F7F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#165F7F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #165F7F

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##165F7F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##165F7F	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5E81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41547F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #165f7f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 95, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.085 232.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668ca4',
    500: '#165f7f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #165f7f;
$custom-light: #668ca4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#165f7f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.286,
    "s": 70.47,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45802,
    "c": 0.08538,
    "h": 232.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#165F7F

secondary

#B4613D

accent

#713BED

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#EBF0F4

border

#C6CBCE

text

#070C0F

muted

#7A7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #165F7F

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

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