#168698#168698

#168698 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.095 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168698
RGB	rgb(22, 134, 152)
HSL	hsl(188, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(188, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.25, -22.58, -17.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.25, 28.86, 218.53°)
OKLab	oklab(57.09% -0.0804 -0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(57.09% 0.095 212)
XYZ	xyz(14.5210, 19.4859, 32.6955)
Luminance	0.1949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168698 #982816

analogous

#169869 #168698 #164598

triadic

#168698 #981686 #869816

tetradic

#168698 #691698 #982816 #459816

square

#168698 #691698 #982816 #459816

split-complementary

#168698 #981645 #986916

monochromatic

#07282D #0E5763 #168698 #1EB5CD #44CEE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#168698 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#168698 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168698

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168698	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168698	1.00	4.29	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168698;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 134, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.095 212.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea9b6',
    500: '#168698',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168698;
$custom-light: #6ea9b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168698",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.308,
    "s": 74.713,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57086,
    "c": 0.09481,
    "h": 212
  },
  "luminance": 0.19488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168698

secondary

#C55745

accent

#5036F1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #168698

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

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