#168985#168985

#168985 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.094 H 191.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168985
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 133)
HSL	hsl(178, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(178, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 0%, 2.9%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.56, -30.27, -6.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.56, 30.95, 192.04°)
OKLab	oklab(57.12% -0.0921 -0.018)
OKLCH	oklch(57.12% 0.094 191.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5082, 19.7536, 25.2866)
Luminance	0.1976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168985 #89161A

analogous

#16894B #168985 #165389

triadic

#168985 #851689 #898516

tetradic

#168985 #4B1689 #89161A #538916

square

#168985 #4B1689 #89161A #538916

split-complementary

#168985 #891653 #894B16

monochromatic

#05201F #0E5452 #168985 #1EBEB8 #3ADFDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#168985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#168985 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168985

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168985	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	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)

#808185

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717686

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.094 191.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6caca8',
    500: '#168985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168985;
$custom-light: #6caca8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.913,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57117,
    "c": 0.0938,
    "h": 191.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168985

secondary

#BD3E42

accent

#393FEF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168985

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

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