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#165252 color: Deep Sanction

#165252 is rgb(22, 82, 82) in RGB and oklch(40.151% 0.05951 195.044) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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180°
100%

40.2%
0.060
195°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #165252

#165252 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.06 chroma and a hue of 195°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.89:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Sanction (#195155). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #165252 mixed with white

  1. 165252
  2. 306262
  3. 477272
  4. 5d8382
  5. 749493
  6. 8aa5a4
  7. a1b6b6
  8. b8c8c8
  9. cfdada
  10. e7ecec

Darker: #165252 mixed with black

  1. 165252
  2. 124646
  3. 0d3b3b
  4. 092f2f
  5. 062525
  6. 031a1a
  7. 021111
  8. 010808
  9. 000202
  10. 000000

Calmer: #165252 with less saturation

  1. 165252
  2. 1f5151
  3. 255050
  4. 2b4f4f
  5. 304e4e
  6. 354d4d
  7. 394c4c
  8. 3d4b4b
  9. 414a4a
  10. 454949

Questions about #165252

What color is #165252?

#165252 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Deep Sanction. In RGB it is rgb(22, 82, 82), in HSL hsl(180, 57.69%, 20.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.151% 0.05951 195.044).

What colors go well with #165252?

The complementary color of #165252 is #643a3e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #255240 and #1e4f60. The triadic partners are #543e5e and #5b4321.

Is white or black text more readable on #165252?

White text reads better on #165252: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #165252 a warm or cool color?

#165252 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 195 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.06.