#168981#168981

#168981 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.095 H 187.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168981
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 129)
HSL	hsl(176, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(176, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 0%, 5.8%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.43, -31.49, -4.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.43, 31.78, 187.79°)
OKLab	oklab(56.97% -0.094 -0.0122)
OKLCH	oklch(56.97% 0.095 187.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.2371, 19.6452, 23.8589)
Luminance	0.1965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168981 #89161E

analogous

#168947 #168981 #165789

triadic

#168981 #811689 #898116

tetradic

#168981 #471689 #89161E #578916

square

#168981 #471689 #89161E #578916

split-complementary

#168981 #891657 #894716

monochromatic

#05201E #0E544F #168981 #1EBEB3 #3ADFD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#168981 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#168981 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168981

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168981	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168981	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818181

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727682

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168981;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.095 187.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6caca5',
    500: '#168981',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168981;
$custom-light: #6caca5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168981",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.826,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56975,
    "c": 0.09476,
    "h": 187.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168981

secondary

#BD3E47

accent

#3945EF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168981

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

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