#168977#168977

#168977 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.099 H 178.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168977
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 119)
HSL	hsl(171, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(171, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 0%, 13.1%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.14, -34.43, 1.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.14, 34.45, 178.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% -0.0989 0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.099 178.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.6046, 19.3922, 20.5279)
Luminance	0.1939 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168977 #891628

analogous

#16893D #168977 #166189

triadic

#168977 #771689 #897716

tetradic

#168977 #3D1689 #891628 #618916

square

#168977 #3D1689 #891628 #618916

split-complementary

#168977 #891661 #893D16

monochromatic

#05201B #0E5449 #168977 #1EBEA5 #3ADFC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#168977 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#168977 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168977

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168977	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168977	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838076

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747578

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168977;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.099 178.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6bac9e',
    500: '#168977',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168977;
$custom-light: #6bac9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168977",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.609,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56641,
    "c": 0.0989,
    "h": 178.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168977

secondary

#BD3E52

accent

#3955EF

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #168977

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

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