#168699#168699

#168699 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.095 H 212.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168699
RGB	rgb(22, 134, 153)
HSL	hsl(189, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(189, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 12.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.29, -22.24, -18.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.29, 28.93, 219.76°)
OKLab	oklab(57.13% -0.08 -0.0517)
OKLCH	oklch(57.13% 0.095 212.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6032, 19.5188, 33.1287)
Luminance	0.1952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168699 #992916

analogous

#16996B #168699 #164599

triadic

#168699 #991686 #869916

tetradic

#168699 #6B1699 #992916 #459916

square

#168699 #6B1699 #992916 #459916

split-complementary

#168699 #991645 #996B16

monochromatic

#07282E #0E5763 #168699 #1EB5CF #45CDE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#168699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#168699 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168699

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168699	1.00	4.28	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.28	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)

#78819A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677599

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 134, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.095 212.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea9b7',
    500: '#168699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168699;
$custom-light: #6ea9b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.702,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57129,
    "c": 0.09524,
    "h": 212.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168699

secondary

#C55846

accent

#5136F1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #168699

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

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