Information about #165C73 color

#165C73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#165C73 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 92, 115) — 8.6% red, 36.1% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 9 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#165C73 is a vivid, lively cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to JayHawk Blue (#194F6E). Slightly further away sit Blue Sapphire (#126180) and Orient (#255B77).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 92, 115) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #165C73: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. No one has named #165C73 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#165C73 color variations

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

#165C73 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #165C73

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

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Light Navy color link
Light Navy

#155084

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#165C73
  • RGB22, 92, 115
  • CMYK36, 9, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(22, 92, 115)
  • HSL195°, 68%, 27%
  • HSL Precise194.839°, 67.883%, 26.863%
  • HSV195°, 81%, 45%
  • HSB195°, 81%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.361, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.361, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.361, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID165C73
  • DECIMAL ID1465459
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01