What color is #165B62?

#165B62 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 #165B62?

The RGB value is 22, 91, 98: 22 red, 91 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #165B62?

The complementary color is #621D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #165B62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#165B62 color

#165B62 rgb(22, 91, 98)

Shades of teal

The hex color #165B62 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 35.7% green and 38.4% blue (22, 91, 98).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 63% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% 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 7.76:1).

#165B62 color codes

HEX	`#165B62`
RGB	`rgb(22, 91, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 35.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 63%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 78%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 7%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.07, -18.04, -10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.07, 20.68, 209.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.276, 8.534, 12.869)`
Decimal	`1465186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #165B62, 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 #165B62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#165B62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #165B62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #165b62; }
.text { color: #165b62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #165b62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 91 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #165b62, #163562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #165B62?: #165B62 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 #165B62?: The RGB value is 22, 91, 98: 22 red, 91 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #165B62?: The complementary color is #621D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #165B62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.