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#165356 color: Ramsons

#165356 is rgb(22, 83, 86) in RGB and oklch(40.597% 0.06021 199.842) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

40.6%
0.060
200°
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-900
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #165356

#165356 is a soft dark cyan color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.06 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.73:1 contrast and black text 2.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ramsons (#195456). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-900.

More dark cyan colors

Lighter: #165356 mixed with white

  1. 165356
  2. 316365
  3. 487375
  4. 5e8385
  5. 749496
  6. 8aa5a7
  7. a1b7b8
  8. b8c8c9
  9. cfdadb
  10. e7eded

Darker: #165356 mixed with black

  1. 165356
  2. 12474a
  3. 0d3b3e
  4. 093032
  5. 062527
  6. 031b1c
  7. 021112
  8. 010808
  9. 000202
  10. 000000

Calmer: #165356 with less saturation

  1. 165356
  2. 1f5255
  3. 265153
  4. 2c5052
  5. 314f51
  6. 364e50
  7. 3a4d4e
  8. 3e4c4d
  9. 424b4c
  10. 464a4a

Questions about #165356

What color is #165356?

#165356 is soft dark cyan. The closest named color is Ramsons. In RGB it is rgb(22, 83, 86), in HSL hsl(182.81, 59.26%, 21.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.597% 0.06021 199.842).

What colors go well with #165356?

The complementary color of #165356 is #663c3c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #225444 and #224f64. The triadic partners are #583e5e and #5a4520.

Is white or black text more readable on #165356?

White text reads better on #165356: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and black gives 2.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #165356 a warm or cool color?

#165356 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.06.