Information about #165F5C color

#165F5C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #165F5C is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(22, 95, 92) (8.6% red, 37.3% green, 36.1% blue), or CMYK 29 / 0 / 1 / 63 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #165F5C reads as a energetic, saturated water-like cyan and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Green Blue (#1F6357). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Caesar (#1B6767) and Retro (#1B5256).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 95, 92) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #165F5C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#165F5C color variations

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

#165F5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#165F5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#165F5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#165F5C 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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#165F5C 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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#5F3816
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#5F163D
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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
#165F5C
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#5D165F
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#5F5D16
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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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#16195F
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#5F1619
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#5F5D16
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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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#38165F
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#5F1619
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#3D5F16
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Nearest named colors to #165F5C

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

Dark Green Blue color link
Dark Green Blue

#1F6357

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Tuesday Rising color link
Tuesday Rising

#0B6A54

Robin Hood color link
Robin Hood

#167057

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Dark Arctic Blue color link
Dark Arctic Blue

#275359

#165F5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#165F5C
  • RGB22, 95, 92
  • CMYK29, 0, 1, 63
  • CSSrgb(22, 95, 92)
  • HSL178°, 62%, 23%
  • HSL Precise177.534°, 62.393%, 22.941%
  • HSV178°, 77%, 37%
  • HSB178°, 77%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.373, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.373, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.373, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID165F5C
  • DECIMAL ID1466204
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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