#165B74 Color

#165B74 is rgb(22, 91, 116) in RGB and hsl(196, 68%, 27%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#165B74

HEX#165B74

RGBrgb(22, 91, 116)

HSLhsl(196, 68%, 27%)

HSVhsv(196, 81%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(44.2% 0.077 227.4)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 22%, 0%, 55%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #165B74 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.55:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #165B74 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#165B74 Complementary#742F16 Analogous#16745E Analogous#162C74 Triadic#74165B Triadic#5B7416

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #165B74, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1E7C9F #269EC9 #47B4DC #76C7E5 #A1D9ED #CCEAF5

Shades

#145167 #104356 #0E3949 #0B2F3C #09252F #06181E

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