#167C9E#167C9E
#167C9E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.100 H 226.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #167C9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 124, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 76%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 86%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(86.1%, 21.5%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.33, -15.06, -25.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.33, 30.03, 239.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.81% -0.0683 -0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.81% 0.1 226.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7075, 17.0527, 34.9102) |
| Luminance | 0.1705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 2.98
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.05
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 3.80
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.54
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.11
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#167C9E #9E3816
analogous
#169E7C #167C9E #16389E
triadic
#167C9E #9E167C #7C9E16
tetradic
#167C9E #7C169E #9E3816 #389E16
square
#167C9E #7C169E #9E3816 #389E16
split-complementary
#167C9E #9E1638 #9E7C16
monochromatic
#072833 #0F5268 #167C9E #1DA6D4 #49BEE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.76
#167C9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.41
#167C9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #167C9E
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##167C9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##167C9E | 1.00 | 4.76 | 4.41 | 4.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A7AA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#586D9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008687
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #167c9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 124, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.100 226.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ea2ba',
500: '#167c9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #167c9e; $custom-light: #6ea2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#167c9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 124,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195,
"s": 75.556,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54813,
"c": 0.10005,
"h": 226.9
},
"luminance": 0.17054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#167C9E
secondary
#C76849
accent
#6536F2
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#090F11
muted
#7B7E80