#168899#168899

#168899 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.095 H 210.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#168899
RGBrgb(22, 136, 153)
HSLhsl(188, 75%, 34%)
HSVhsv(188, 86%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(85.6%, 11.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LABlab(51.92, -23.28, -17.53)
CIE-LCHlch(51.92, 29.15, 216.98°)
OKLaboklab(57.64% -0.082 -0.0489)
OKLCHoklch(57.64% 0.095 210.8)
XYZxyz(14.8823, 20.0769, 33.2217)
Luminance0.2008 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#168899 #992716
analogous
#169969 #168899 #164799
triadic
#168899 #991688 #889916
tetradic
#168899 #691699 #992716 #479916
square
#168899 #691699 #992716 #479916
split-complementary
#168899 #991647 #996916
monochromatic
#07292E #0E5863 #168899 #1EB8CF #45D0E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19
#168899 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02
#168899 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168899
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##168899#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##1688991.004.195.025.02
#FFFFFF4.191.0021.0021.00
#0000005.0221.001.001.00
##0000005.0221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A839A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#697799
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #168899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 136, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.095 210.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fabb7',
    500: '#168899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #168899;
$custom-light: #6fabb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#168899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.786,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57642,
    "c": 0.09545,
    "h": 210.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#168899
secondary
#C55646
accent
#4F36F1
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF4F6
border
#C8CED0
text
#091011
muted
#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #168899

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#168899 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva