#168387#168387

#168387 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.090 H 198.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168387
RGB	rgb(22, 131, 135)
HSL	hsl(182, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(182, 84%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.7%, 3%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.68, -26.69, -10.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.68, 28.65, 201.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% -0.085 -0.029)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.09 198.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8183, 18.1508, 25.7448)
Luminance	0.1815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168387 #871A16

analogous

#168752 #168387 #164A87

triadic

#168387 #871683 #838716

tetradic

#168387 #521687 #871A16 #4A8716

square

#168387 #521687 #871A16 #4A8716

split-complementary

#168387 #87164A #875216

monochromatic

#051D1E #0D5052 #168387 #1FB6BC #39D9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#168387 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#168387 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168387

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168387	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168387	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#797D87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168387;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 131, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.090 198.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca7a9',
    500: '#168387',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168387;
$custom-light: #6ca7a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168387",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.124,
    "s": 71.975,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5561,
    "c": 0.08984,
    "h": 198.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168387

secondary

#BB423E

accent

#4039EF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168387

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

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