#168787#168787

#168787 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.092 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168787
RGB	rgb(22, 135, 135)
HSL	hsl(180, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(180, 84%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.7%, 0%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.97, -28.67, -8.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.97, 29.90, 196.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% -0.0891 -0.0236)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.092 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.3660, 19.2461, 25.9274)
Luminance	0.1925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168787 #871616

analogous

#16874E #168787 #164E87

triadic

#168787 #871687 #878716

tetradic

#168787 #4E1687 #871616 #4E8716

square

#168787 #4E1687 #871616 #4E8716

split-complementary

#168787 #87164E #874E16

monochromatic

#051E1E #0D5252 #168787 #1FBCBC #39DFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#168787 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#168787 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168787

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168787	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168787	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)

#7D8087

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168787;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 135, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.092 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6caaa9',
    500: '#168787',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168787;
$custom-light: #6caaa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168787",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 71.975,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56663,
    "c": 0.09217,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168787

secondary

#BB3E3E

accent

#3939EF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168787

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

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