#165F50

A dark, moderate cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #165F50

The hex code #165F50 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 95 green, and 80 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 77% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#165F50
RGB22, 95, 80
HSL167.7°, 62.4%, 22.9%
CMYK77%, 0%, 16%, 63%
HSV167.7°, 76.8%, 37.3%
LAB35.9, -25.9, 2.3
XYZ5.9, 8.9, 9.0
Decimal1466192

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.54:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.79:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.37:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #165F50; }
.text-color { color: #165F50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #165F50; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F