#168599#168599

#168599 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.095 H 213.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168599
RGB	rgb(22, 133, 153)
HSL	hsl(189, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(189, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 13.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.97, -21.71, -18.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.97, 28.85, 221.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.87% -0.079 -0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(56.87% 0.095 213.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.4657, 19.2437, 33.0828)
Luminance	0.1925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168599 #992A16

analogous

#16996C #168599 #164499

triadic

#168599 #991685 #859916

tetradic

#168599 #6C1699 #992A16 #449916

square

#168599 #6C1699 #992A16 #449916

split-complementary

#168599 #991644 #996C16

monochromatic

#07282E #0E5663 #168599 #1EB4CF #45CCE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#168599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#168599 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168599

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168599	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#77809A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667499

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 133, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.095 213.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea8b7',
    500: '#168599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168599;
$custom-light: #6ea8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.16,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56872,
    "c": 0.09518,
    "h": 213.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168599

secondary

#C55946

accent

#5336F1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #168599

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

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