#168979#168979

#168979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.098 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168979
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 121)
HSL	hsl(172, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(172, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 0%, 11.7%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.20, -33.86, 0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.20, 33.86, 180.00°)
OKLab	oklab(56.71% -0.0979 -0.0006)
OKLCH	oklch(56.71% 0.098 180.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.7260, 19.4408, 21.1672)
Luminance	0.1944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168979 #891626

analogous

#16893F #168979 #165F89

triadic

#168979 #791689 #897916

tetradic

#168979 #3F1689 #891626 #5F8916

square

#168979 #3F1689 #891626 #5F8916

split-complementary

#168979 #89165F #893F16

monochromatic

#05201C #0E544A #168979 #1EBEA8 #3ADFC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#168979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#168979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168979

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168979	1.00	4.30	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838078

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74767A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.098 180.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6bac9f',
    500: '#168979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168979;
$custom-light: #6bac9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.652,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56705,
    "c": 0.09788,
    "h": 180.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168979

secondary

#BD3E50

accent

#3952EF

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #168979

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

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