#168080#168080

#168080 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.088 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168080
RGB	rgb(22, 128, 128)
HSL	hsl(180, 71%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(180, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.8%, 0%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.47, -27.44, -8.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.47, 28.62, 196.51°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% -0.0852 -0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.088 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.9445, 17.1659, 23.1017)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168080 #801616

analogous

#16804B #168080 #164B80

triadic

#168080 #801680 #808016

tetradic

#168080 #4B1680 #801616 #4B8016

square

#168080 #4B1680 #801616 #4B8016

split-complementary

#168080 #80164B #804B16

monochromatic

#041A1A #0D4C4C #168080 #1FB4B4 #34DCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#168080 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#168080 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #168080

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168080	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##168080	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777980

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686F81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168080;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 128, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.088 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6aa5a4',
    500: '#168080',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168080;
$custom-light: #6aa5a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168080",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 70.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54549,
    "c": 0.0882,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168080

secondary

#B53D3D

accent

#3A3AED

background

#F6FAFA

surface

#ECF4F4

border

#C7CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7A7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168080

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

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