Colour
#165C60
- #165C60
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#165C60 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 92, 96 and HSL 183°, 63%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#165C60#165C60
HEX#165C60
RGBrgb(22, 92, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.3608, 0.3765
RGB percentages8.6%, 36.1%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(183.2, 62.7%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.2, 77.1%, 37.6%)
CMYK77.1%, 4.2%, 0%, 62.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,465,440
CSS custom property--colour: #165C60;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#E9A39F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#601A16
Analogous#16603F, #163760
Triadic#60165C, #5C6016
Split complementary#601637, #603F16
Tetradic#3F1660, #601A16, #376016
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G92
B96
Red22 (8.6%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue183.24°
Saturation (HSL)62.71%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G 5C · B 60
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