Information about #165550 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#165550 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 85, 80) — 8.6% red, 33.3% green, 31.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 0 / 2 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #165550 reads as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Retro (#1B5256). Slightly further away sit Jackpot (#145346) and Beatnik (#1F4F54).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(22, 85, 80)), which gives #165550 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #165550 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#165550 color variations

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#165550 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 #165550

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

Jackpot color link
Jackpot

#145346

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Cyprus color link
Cyprus

#0F4645

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

#165550 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#165550
  • RGB22, 85, 80
  • CMYK25, 0, 2, 67
  • CSSrgb(22, 85, 80)
  • HSL175°, 59%, 21%
  • HSL Precise175.238°, 58.879%, 20.98%
  • HSV175°, 74%, 33%
  • HSB175°, 74%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.333, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.333, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.333, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID165550
  • DECIMAL ID1463632
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01