#168984#168984

#168984 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.094 H 190.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168984
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 132)
HSL	hsl(177, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(177, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 0%, 3.6%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.53, -30.58, -5.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.53, 31.14, 190.96°)
OKLab	oklab(57.08% -0.0925 -0.0166)
OKLCH	oklch(57.08% 0.094 190.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4394, 19.7261, 24.9245)
Luminance	0.1973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168984 #89161B

analogous

#16894A #168984 #165489

triadic

#168984 #841689 #898416

tetradic

#168984 #4A1689 #89161B #548916

square

#168984 #4A1689 #89161B #548916

split-complementary

#168984 #891654 #894A16

monochromatic

#05201E #0E5451 #168984 #1EBEB7 #3ADFD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#168984 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#168984 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168984

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168984	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168984	1.00	4.25	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808184

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717685

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168984;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.094 190.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6caca7',
    500: '#168984',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168984;
$custom-light: #6caca7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168984",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.391,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57081,
    "c": 0.09399,
    "h": 190.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168984

secondary

#BD3E43

accent

#3941EF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168984

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

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