#168986#168986

#168986 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.094 H 192.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168986
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 134)
HSL	hsl(178, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(178, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 0%, 2.2%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.59, -29.96, -6.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.59, 30.76, 193.14°)
OKLab	oklab(57.15% -0.0916 -0.0195)
OKLCH	oklch(57.15% 0.094 192)
XYZ	xyz(13.5776, 19.7814, 25.6522)
Luminance	0.1978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168986 #891619

analogous

#16894C #168986 #165289

triadic

#168986 #861689 #898616

tetradic

#168986 #4C1689 #891619 #528916

square

#168986 #4C1689 #891619 #528916

split-complementary

#168986 #891652 #894C16

monochromatic

#05201F #0E5452 #168986 #1EBEBA #3ADFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#168986 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#168986 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168986

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168986	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168986	1.00	4.24	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808186

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717687

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168986;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.094 192.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6caca9',
    500: '#168986',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168986;
$custom-light: #6caca9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168986",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.435,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57153,
    "c": 0.09363,
    "h": 192
  },
  "luminance": 0.19783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168986

secondary

#BD3E41

accent

#393EEF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#08100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168986

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

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