#168972#168972

#168972 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.102 H 174.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168972
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 114)
HSL	hsl(168, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(168, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 0%, 16.8%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.01, -35.84, 3.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.01, 36.04, 173.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.49% -0.1014 0.0095)
OKLCH	oklch(56.49% 0.102 174.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.3122, 19.2752, 18.9879)
Luminance	0.1928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168972 #89162D

analogous

#168938 #168972 #166689

triadic

#168972 #721689 #897216

tetradic

#168972 #381689 #89162D #668916

square

#168972 #381689 #89162D #668916

split-complementary

#168972 #891666 #893816

monochromatic

#05201A #0E5446 #168972 #1EBE9E #3ADFBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#168972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#168972 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168972

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168972	1.00	4.33	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.33	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)

#848071

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767574

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.102 174.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6bac9a',
    500: '#168972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168972;
$custom-light: #6bac9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56485,
    "c": 0.10181,
    "h": 174.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168972

secondary

#BD3E57

accent

#395DEF

background

#F6FAF9

surface

#ECF4F2

border

#C7CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7A7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #168972

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

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