#168486#168486
#168486 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.090 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #168486 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 132, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 72%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 84%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.6%, 1.5%, 0%, 47.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.97, -27.51, -9.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.97, 29.07, 198.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.84% -0.0865 -0.0262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.84% 0.09 196.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8832, 18.3927, 25.4208) |
| Luminance | 0.1839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 1.47
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 1.98
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.71
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.55
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 4.09
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#168486 #861816
analogous
#168650 #168486 #164C86
triadic
#168486 #861684 #848616
tetradic
#168486 #501686 #861816 #4C8616
square
#168486 #501686 #861816 #4C8616
split-complementary
#168486 #86164C #865016
monochromatic
#051C1D #0D5051 #168486 #1FB8BB #38DBDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#168486 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#168486 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #168486
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##168486 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##168486 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7D86
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B7287
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008984
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #168486; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 132, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.090 196.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6ca8a9',
500: '#168486',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #168486; $custom-light: #6ca8a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#168486",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 132,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.071,
"s": 71.795,
"l": 30.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55835,
"c": 0.09038,
"h": 196.8
},
"luminance": 0.18394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#168486
secondary
#BA403E
accent
#3D39EF
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#080F0F
muted
#7B7F7F