Information about #165A5B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#165A5B falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 90, 91) — 8.6% red, 35.3% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 0 / 0 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #165A5B reads as a strongly colored water-like cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Retro (#1B5256). Slightly further away sit Dark Green Blue (#1F6357) and Beatnik (#1F4F54).

The recipe behind #165A5B is rgb(22, 90, 91), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #165A5B: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#165A5B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#165A5B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#165A5B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#165A5B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#165A5B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#165A5B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#39165A
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Nearest named colors to #165A5B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Dark Green Blue color link
Dark Green Blue

#1F6357

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Dark Arctic Blue color link
Dark Arctic Blue

#275359

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Tuesday Rising color link
Tuesday Rising

#0B6A54

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

#165A5B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#165A5B
  • RGB22, 90, 91
  • CMYK27, 0, 0, 64
  • HSL181°, 61%, 22%
  • HSL Precise180.87°, 61.062%, 22.157%
  • HSV181°, 76%, 36%
  • HSB181°, 76%, 36%
  • HEX ID165A5B
  • DECIMAL ID1464923
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
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