What color is #165A61?

#165A61 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #165A61?

The RGB value is 22, 90, 97: 22 red, 90 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #165A61?

The complementary color is #611D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #165A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#165A61 color

#165A61 rgb(22, 90, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #165A61 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 35.3% green and 38% blue (22, 90, 97).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 63% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#165A61 color codes

HEX	`#165A61`
RGB	`rgb(22, 90, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 35.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 63%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 77%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 7%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.69, -17.84, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.69, 20.47, 209.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.144, 8.345, 12.594)`
Decimal	`1464929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #165A61, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #165A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#165A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #165A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #165a61; }
.text { color: #165a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #165a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 90 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #165a61, #163561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #165A61?: #165A61 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #165A61?: The RGB value is 22, 90, 97: 22 red, 90 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #165A61?: The complementary color is #611D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #165A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.