#165A41

Accessibility

AAA

8.16:1

Vs white / black

8.16:1 · 2.57:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#165a41

RGB

rgb(22, 90, 65)

RGBA

rgba(22, 90, 65, 1)

HSL

hsl(158, 61%, 22%)

HSLA

hsla(158, 61%, 22%, 1)

HSV

hsv(158, 76%, 35%)

LAB

lab(33.7% -27.61 8.51)

LCH

lch(33.7% 28.89 162.87)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4188 -0.0759 0.0217)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4188 0.0789 164.04)

XYZ

xyz(4.94, 7.86, 6.26)

CMYK

cmyk(76%, 0%, 28%, 65%)

CSS

color: #165a41;

CSS variable

--color-165a41: #165a41;

SCSS

$color-165a41: #165a41;

JavaScript

const color = "#165a41";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#165a41";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#165a41" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#165a41", "rgb": { "r": 22, "g": 90, "b": 65 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4188 0.0789 164.04)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#165a41-1: #165a41;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

emerald-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.04 · #065F46

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 12.78 · #2F4F4F

Nearest Material color

teal-900

Very different · ΔE 6.02 · #004D40

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 16.05 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50d9ffed 100c9f4df 200b0e2ca 30094ccb2 40071b194 500569579 600467d65 700366450 800264d3c 900183629 950052016

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

ecf1ef d8e4df c5d6d0 b1c8c0 9ebab0 8bada0 779f90 649180 508371 3d7661 296851 165a41 14533c 124b36 114431 0f3c2b 0d3426 0b2d21 09261b 071e16 061710 040f0b 020805

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

ecf1ef d8e4df c5d6d0 b1c8c0 9ebab0 8bada0 779f90 649180 508371 3d7661 296851

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

14533c 124b36 114431 0f3c2b 0d3426 0b2d21 09261b 071e16 061710 040f0b 020805

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

1f5d46 28604c 316451 396756 426a5b 4b6d61 547066 5d736b 667770 6e7a76 777d7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#165A41Stop 1 #5A162FStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#165A1FStop 1 #165A41Stop 2 #16515AStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#165A41Stop 1 #41165AStop 2 #5A4116Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#165A41Stop 1 #5A1651Stop 2 #5A1F16Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#14523BStop 1 #239068Stop 2 #32CD94Stop 3 #6FDCB4Stop 4 #ADEBD4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #165a41 works

#165A41 (#165a41) sits in the teal family at about 158° hue, 61% saturation, and 22% lightness. Contrast is 8.16:1 on white and 2.57:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: emerald-800 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #165a41 is 2.57:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind emerald 800#065F46 Tailwind emerald 900#064E3B Tailwind green 900#14532D Spectrum #286755#286755 Material Teal 900#004D40 Spectrum #2C6357#2C6357 Spectrum #266E54#266E54 Tailwind green 800#166534 Material Teal 800#00695C Web Safe #006633#006633 Spectrum #22724E#22724E Tailwind teal 800#115E59