#165E74 Color

#165E74 is rgb(22, 94, 116) in RGB and hsl(194, 68%, 27%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#165E74

HEX#165E74

RGBrgb(22, 94, 116)

HSLhsl(194, 68%, 27%)

HSVhsv(194, 81%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(45% 0.076 223.4)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 19%, 0%, 55%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #165E74 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #165E74 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#165E74 Complementary#742C16 Analogous#16745B Analogous#162F74 Triadic#74165E Triadic#5E7416

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #165E74, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1E819F #26A3C9 #47B9DC #76CBE5 #A1DBED #CCEBF5

Shades

#145367 #104556 #0E3B49 #0B313C #09262F #06181E

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