#168789#168789

#168789 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.092 H 196.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168789
RGB	rgb(22, 135, 137)
HSL	hsl(181, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(181, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 1.5%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.04, -28.04, -9.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.04, 29.62, 198.83°)
OKLab	oklab(56.74% -0.0881 -0.0266)
OKLCH	oklch(56.74% 0.092 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5081, 19.3029, 26.6760)
Luminance	0.1930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168789 #891816

analogous

#168951 #168789 #164D89

triadic

#168789 #891687 #878916

tetradic

#168789 #511689 #891816 #4D8916

square

#168789 #511689 #891816 #4D8916

split-complementary

#168789 #89164D #895116

monochromatic

#051F20 #0E5354 #168789 #1EBBBE #3ADCDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#168789 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#168789 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168789

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168789	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168789	1.00	4.32	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8089

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E758A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168789;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 135, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.092 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6caaab',
    500: '#168789',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168789;
$custom-light: #6caaab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168789",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.043,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56738,
    "c": 0.09207,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168789

secondary

#BD403E

accent

#3C39EF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168789

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

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