#168687#168687

#168687 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.092 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168687
RGB	rgb(22, 134, 135)
HSL	hsl(181, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(181, 84%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.7%, 0.7%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.65, -28.18, -8.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.65, 29.57, 197.67°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% -0.0881 -0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.092 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2271, 18.9684, 25.8811)
Luminance	0.1897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168687 #871716

analogous

#16874F #168687 #164D87

triadic

#168687 #871686 #868716

tetradic

#168687 #4F1687 #871716 #4D8716

square

#168687 #4F1687 #871716 #4D8716

split-complementary

#168687 #87164D #874F16

monochromatic

#051E1E #0D5252 #168687 #1FBABC #39DDDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.38

#168687 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.79

#168687 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168687

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168687	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168687	1.00	4.38	4.79	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7488

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168687;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 134, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.092 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca9a9',
    500: '#168687',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168687;
$custom-light: #6ca9a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168687",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.531,
    "s": 71.975,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.564,
    "c": 0.09153,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168687

secondary

#BB3F3E

accent

#3B39EF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168687

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

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