#165E9C Color

#165E9C is rgb(22, 94, 156) in RGB and hsl(208, 75%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Teal. White text is most readable on this background.

#165E9C

HEX#165E9C

RGBrgb(22, 94, 156)

HSLhsl(208, 75%, 35%)

HSVhsv(208, 86%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(47.3% 0.121 249.8)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 40%, 0%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #165E9C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #165E9C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#165E9C Complementary#9C5516 Analogous#169C98 Analogous#161B9C Triadic#9C165E Triadic#5E9C16

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #165E9C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1C76C4 #2D8DE1 #55A3E7 #7EB9ED #A6CFF2 #CEE4F8

Shades

#14538A #114674 #0E3B62 #0B2E4C #08233A #051524

Use #165E9C in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex