#168684#168684

#168684 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.092 H 192.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168684
RGB	rgb(22, 134, 132)
HSL	hsl(179, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(179, 84%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.6%, 0%, 1.5%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.55, -29.12, -7.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.55, 30.04, 194.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% -0.0895 -0.0205)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.092 192.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0189, 18.8851, 24.7843)
Luminance	0.1889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168684 #861618

analogous

#16864C #168684 #165086

triadic

#168684 #841686 #868416

tetradic

#168684 #4C1686 #861618 #508616

square

#168684 #4C1686 #861618 #508616

split-complementary

#168684 #861650 #864C16

monochromatic

#051D1C #0D5150 #168684 #1FBBB8 #38DEDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#168684 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#168684 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168684

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168684	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168684	1.00	4.40	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D7F84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7485

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168684;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 134, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.092 192.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6caaa7',
    500: '#168684',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168684;
$custom-light: #6caaa7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168684",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.929,
    "s": 71.795,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56288,
    "c": 0.09181,
    "h": 192.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168684

secondary

#BA3E40

accent

#393DEF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168684

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

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