#168983#168983

#168983 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.094 H 189.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168983
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 131)
HSL	hsl(177, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(177, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 0%, 4.4%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.50, -30.88, -5.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.50, 31.35, 189.89°)
OKLab	oklab(57.05% -0.093 -0.0151)
OKLCH	oklch(57.05% 0.094 189.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3713, 19.6989, 24.5659)
Luminance	0.1970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168983 #89161C

analogous

#168949 #168983 #165589

triadic

#168983 #831689 #898316

tetradic

#168983 #491689 #89161C #558916

square

#168983 #491689 #89161C #558916

split-complementary

#168983 #891655 #894916

monochromatic

#05201E #0E5451 #168983 #1EBEB5 #3ADFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#168983 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#168983 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168983

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168983	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168983	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818183

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717684

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168983;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.094 189.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6caca7',
    500: '#168983',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168983;
$custom-light: #6caca7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168983",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.87,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57045,
    "c": 0.09422,
    "h": 189.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168983

secondary

#BD3E45

accent

#3942EF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168983

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

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