#167989#167989

#167989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.087 H 211.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#167989
RGB	rgb(22, 121, 137)
HSL	hsl(188, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(188, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, -20.85, -16.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 26.53, 218.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.07% -0.074 -0.0458)
OKLCH	oklch(53.07% 0.087 211.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.6816, 15.6500, 26.0671)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#167989 #892616

analogous

#16895F #167989 #163F89

triadic

#167989 #891679 #798916

tetradic

#167989 #5F1689 #892616 #3F8916

square

#167989 #5F1689 #892616 #3F8916

split-complementary

#167989 #89163F #895F16

monochromatic

#051C20 #0E4A54 #167989 #1EA8BE #3AC8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#167989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#167989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #167989

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##167989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##167989	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C748A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6989

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00807E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #167989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 121, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.087 211.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6aa0ab',
    500: '#167989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #167989;
$custom-light: #6aa0ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#167989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.348,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53069,
    "c": 0.08701,
    "h": 211.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#167989

secondary

#BD503E

accent

#5239EF

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #167989

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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